One other tidbit, When I climb over my Rings, I Do just like Dave But I make
sure the tower upright tube is in the center of my Body, make the ring closer
to the tower and you have a larger Platform do plant your kneel or plant you
Foot on. Wayne W3EA
> From: K1TTT@ARRL.NET
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 15:48:17 +0000
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing around Ring Rotors
>
> I've been doing it for years, it is annoying but not too hard to do. I
> usually get up the the ring about shoulder high then clip to a rung above
> it. Climb up so its below my waist then either kneel on it with one leg
> and bring the other leg up to stand up on it, or just bring the first foot
> up to stand on it and stand up... depends on how heavy the toolbelt is and
> how flexible the clothes are. with the snow suit the other day I had to
> kneel first then stand up, but usually with regular clothes I can just get a
> foot on it and stand up. The bigger the ring of course the harder it is.
> It does pay to point the ring in a direction that puts the boom cradle away
> from the side you are planning to climb up so you have a nice clean platform
> to stand on. And definitely make sure the power is off so no one can
> accidentally turn it on you.
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Thorne [mailto:rthorne@rthorne.net]
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 15:33
> To: Towertalk
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Climbing around Ring Rotors
>
> I'm working on a plan to install a couple Tic ring rotors on my 45g.
> For the most part I've been using a crane for tower work. However, its more
> than likely I'll have to climb the tower occasionally.
>
> Is it a major problem to climb around an installed Tic ring rotor?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich - N5ZC
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