David Fuller wrote:
> One thing I discovered that works really well when you are on the tower is
> to use a heavy (like 3 in) ratchet strap. Just put it around the section
> that needs to be squeezed a bit and start cranking on it. When the tension
> is just right the tower section will slide right on. This was extremely
> helpful to me when putting both my RH25 and RH55 together.
>
> -NN5K
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:55 PM, <Cqtestk4xs@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Slightly "off" 25 is easy to handle. If the problem is the legs are
>> slightly too far spread apart, a few "moderate" whacks with hammer (steel
>> or
>>
I would caution against using a steel hammer in this manner as it can
damage the galvanizing, or even the tower leg. Use the rubber hammer or
better yet, a "dead blow" hammer.
73
Roger (K8RI)
>> rubber) will bend the bottom cross rung upward slightly and will "pull"
>> the
>> legs together. Too far apart? Bend the bottom cross rung down to pull
>> them
>> together. After hammering, inspect the joints for any cracks and spray
>> any
>> chipped galvanized. Moderate is the key word here. If you band the snot
>> out of them, you will get splits in the weld joint...not a good thing.
>> Rohn 45 and 55 may require using a car jack on the ground to spread the
>> legs a
>> bit. Moderate hammering will not work on them very well.
>>
>> Before erecting I always put the tower sections together on the ground and
>> mark one leg with tape so that the two taped pieces are easily mated in the
>> when putting them together on the tower.
>>
>> 73 Bill KH7XS/K4XS
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