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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Push Up Towers
From: EZ Rhino <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:38:59 -0600
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Here's some pictures:
http://bannerfamily.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=341

Chris
KF7P





On Aug 28, 2014, at 14:50 , Jim Lux wrote:

On 8/28/14, 6:45 AM, Chris wrote:
> Boy you're not kidding about the muscles part!  My buddy has the aluminum 
> spidermast, and although it is well made, it is beyond difficult to push up 
> with even the lightweight spiderbeam on top.  If you have any kind of wind it 
> adds  downforce on the mast in addition to the existing weight and friction 
> between telescoping sections.  My buddy came up with a jack system to push 
> the sections up mechanically, which helped a great deal, but added complexity 
> and extra steps to the process.
> 


Do you have any details on the jacking arrangement?

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