I built a dolly out of 4x4's and a couple of wheelbarrow
tires. If you balance it in the middle, one person can
wheel it around on level ground. You can use a car jack
to lift it up to get it onto the dolly.
Rick N6RK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 6:54 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com; lopeznoel@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] MA550 tubular tower
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>
> In a message dated 6/17/2007 7:08:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
> > Does anyone have any experience in disassembling an MA550
> tubular tower
> by US Towers? There is a used tower for sale with a full size
> beam on top.
> However, It is a long distance from my home and I will not have
> access to
> large equipment unless I rent it. Someone else's experience
> would be very
> helpful....
>
> I guess I'm wondering why you feel the need to disassemble it? For
> transport? "Ease" of disassembly?
>
> You can slide the sections out once it's horizontal but once it is
> horizontal, you can use different techniques to move it; e.g.
> rent a small
> trackhoe (Kubota, DitchWitch, etc.), hire a bunch of guys to
> carry out to the street
> for a couple. Access is usually the limiting factor in what
> options you have
> available.
>
> If it's the motorized version, I wouldn't take it apart at all. Umm,
> also if it's the non-motorized version, I wouldn't take it apart either.
>
> If you can't get it horizontal, that's another challenge.
> Then you'll
> need a crane to extract it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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