Ed,
I’m no expert, as I’m about to prove, but I’ve used a scissor jack at the top
of the tower against the mast to antenna plate to raise the mast out of the
rotator 6 to 12 inches. You could bolt a step to the mast if the mast to
antenna plate is too light or beyond the reach of the scissor jack.
73//k5mm/ron
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> On May 23, 2021, at 4:30 PM, ed_richardson@shaw.ca wrote:
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> Needing to service the rotator and want to lift the loaded mast up and out
> of the rotator bracket. I have used a cheap com-along in the past but I am
> now reading that come-alongs are not suitable for lifting and lowering
> loads, they are intended for horizontal movements only.
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> A lever hoist would seem to be the appropriate tool.
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> So what are the tower experts using for this task? The dead weight would be
> approximately 350 lbs plus any resistance/friction.
>
> Any recommendations? Safety outweighs cost.
>
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>
> Ed ve4vt
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