[AT] In the right place at the right time :)

[Rob Wilson]

The guy that put ours up in the 70s used a jib crane he made from a
piece of pipe maybe 2" in diameter and 10' long. About 3' up he welded
a piece of steel maybe 8" long on each side of the pipe. They had a hole
in each one so the he could slide a bolt through to make it hang away 
from the tower. On the top he welded an pulley on it and used a nylon
piece of rope to pull the sections up. It worked VERY well and was 
safe to use. He just tied the rope off climbed up the section that the
crane was on and put the one on that hanging. Make sense?

Rob 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hoffman" <jslash at execpc.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 1:55 PM
Subject: [AT] In the right place at the right time :)


> Hi Guys!
> 
>   Well, yesterday I took my son(13) to a friend of his who's father
> inherited the old family farm in mid-Illinois.  The house is past
> repair and will be torn down.  Interesting technique...  They will
> dig a *huge* hole push the house in, light the pile on fire and then
> bury it after the fire is out.  Anyway...  right next to the house
> is a beautiful 40ft antenna tower!  The triangular shaped one w/o
> taper.  Just straight 10ft sections.  I guess the last section tapers
> down to a single rod for the antenna to mount but all the other sections
> are the same size top and bottom.  Very nice!  :)
> 
>   Here's the question...  How do I get this thing down?!?  Yes, I'm
> afraid of heights and can NOT climb this tower.  It appears to be
> buried two feet in the ground and clamped to the house at the eve.
> I was thinking of lossening it from the eve and lowering it with a
> pully setup.  Anyone done this before??
> 
>   I'm looking for suggestions...
> 
> :)
> 
> TIA!
> 
> Jim/
> 
> --
> Jim Hoffman
> Oconomowoc, WI
> '39 Allis Model B
> '53 Ford Golden Jubilee
> '?? Bolens Husky Gardener
> 
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