[AT] Cold weather starting

[Dean Vinson]

Wow, that's some serious climbing in that video, Mike.   No small task just
to make that free climb straight up, let alone being way the heck up above
the ground, exposed to the wind, hauling your tools, etc.

36, maybe 37 years ago, I worked for a dairy farmer and one summer in
addition to the normal farm chores I painted all of his barns, just me and a
big extension ladder and a paint brush.   Had a great time and learned a lot
of still-useful techniques for painting and was very comfortable doing the
high work.   No more, though--I'll still use a ladder occasionally but I
wouldn't go up as high as I'd done back then.  Just doesn't seem worth it
anymore.

A few months back, I climbed to the top of my 50' concrete silo to get a
look around from up there.  Nice early sunny morning so I figured the light
and views would be great and I'd get some good pictures of the place.   The
original ladder is still there but I decided to climb up the big rungs
inside the silage chute on the side instead.   I got to the top and looked
around and it was indeed a pretty nice view, but I thought "You know, I just
don't need any photographs badly enough to let go of this rung, even with
one hand," so I went right back down.  Don't plan to make any more trips to
the top.  (Unless I get inspired to build a lighthouse or something up
there, thanks to ideas from Chuck Bealke and Greg Hass... :)

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, OH


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2015 6:26 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Cold weather starting

If you don't like heights (like me) this video will give you the heebee
jeebies. I'm glad there are people that can do it, but not this guy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWxOx2eSqdo

Mike M


On 1/8/2015 6:09 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> It not only would still be down, it would never have been up if I had to
> climb the tower!   I worked construction for many years and I've had to
> climb
> some.  I've walked 8" I beams 50' in the air but I didn't like it one 
> bit and there is no way I'd do it now.  Even back then I didn't want 
> to climb towers and such where I had to hang on to a ladder.  I've 
> climbed ladders to the top of tanks 40 or 50 feet high but above that 
> it starts to get to me.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Goff
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 2:14 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Cold weather starting
>
> On 1/8/2015 12:21 PM, gdotfly at gmail.com wrote:
>> Ohio had the coldest morning of the year with -7 degrees, but mild 
>> wind, so wind chill was bearable. My internet is from a microwave 
>> tower near Lima. Got up this morning with no internet or telephone 
>> service. Called the tech line and was informed something at the top 
>> of the tower was frozen and serviceman had to reach the top of the 
>> tower to fix it. Finally got service back about 11am. Bet that was a 
>> cold climb to make that repair.
>> Gene
> Gene, you could not pay me enough to climb a tower like that even in 
> nice summer weather. In the cold winter weather it would be just so 
> much worse.
> Got my cattle feeding done. Picture over at the new ATIS forum.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
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