[SixClub] Tower legs

[Pete]

How about one of those simple one hand ratcheting flat fabric tie down straps like you use to secure a load in a pickup truck bed between the stake mounts? Wrap it around all three legs and tighten it up as you lower it onto the mounting stud legs. They're like tow-rated strength Kevlar.
-Pete / NL7XM


> 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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