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One of the strongest points is right there at the bottom below the
cross-braces.

I can move them with vice grips but trying to grab enough of the
metal without the vice grip getting in the way, or slipping off,
proved futile.

I might be able to do it with vice grips modified with flat plates
for use as welding clamps ... hmmmm.

The Harbor Freight/Chinese Junk-Dump shop used to carry them but
they are way over in Savannah (a 45min drive).

Tomorrow is my birthday and our son needs to log some hours
driving ... maybe ...

 > K8RI on six wrote:
> On 7/2/2011 7:19 PM, David Lewis wrote:
>>      doc,
>
> Tower legs are very easy to bend. I can exert enough force with a 3 to
> 4' rod to break a leg off a 35G. Actually I doubt it would take much
> effort with just a 2' rod.  Smaller towers like the 25G and more so the
> American Steel towers are surprisingly easy to bend.
>
> The old, American Steel TV towers we see holding up tribanders can be
> easily bent out of line by just tightening one set of guys too much.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>>        Try a tool rental place,and see if they have a
>> 'porta-
>> power' hydraulic tool.It should do the trick,but be
>> careful
>> as it has no mercy on stray fingers.
>>     73,David/N5SJS
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