Recent content by Don Wiley

Hi all, Thanks for all the questions. It helps to think the process through. To begin the hinges are 1/4" think flat steel which is 1 1/4" wide and 36" long. There will be a steel plate on each side of the base tower section legs. I have debated getting 3/8" think steel or thicker just to...

Thanks for your response. I have a 3/4 ton rope puller I am using to pull the tower up to the house bracket. The 1/2" rope is three strand rated for 6,500 lbs. On my roof there are two antenna tripods I plan on using a pulley on each to guide the rope to the other side of the house, where I...

Hello folks, I am new to the forum and have read threads on different topics that have help me out with problems with my projects. Each of the threads I read everyone was helpful and friendly, so I decided I would try with one of my own problems. I read one thread that has given some of the...