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

[Roger Welsch]

I did one just like this.  The bottom rods were bolted to anchors buried in
cement, so I sawed them off.  The material in these towers is fairly light
stuff so I had no trouble lowering it with a good rope as high on the tower
as possible (at least above the center of the weight!!!).  Find someone to
climb that tower for you.  It's not that hard...even a fat, old guy like me
can do it.  Be sure to take a good look for any power lines anywhere close.
The sections in the one I got were held together by bolts and nuts; a bit of
penetrant helped.  When I put it back up, I dug a hole, put the bottom
section in the hole, and put some post cement around it.  It works dandy for
my FM radio and tv in the shop.

Rog

----- 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 12:55 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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