Recent content by Rigger13

Hi, it's actually what the boom ( the horizontal piece) and the reflector ( vertical dish part) are made of., the boom is @ 34 feet out from the tower , and the reflector is @ 40x60 feet., I have noticed a fair amount of deflection when I walk out on the boom to make adjustments to the...

Not really, these antennas are new, we test them prior to shopping them out. But for sure lots of bird droppings on the tower, but it's pretty sturdy steel guyed tower., as for corrosion, minimal.

Hi, thanks. I know the facility that you sent me, trouble is, as soon as you make an inquiry, there is a target on you for causing an issue.., I have the gear to do a pull test on these tubes, I will just wait for spring and keep the back up system in place. Thanks for your input! Cheers!

Hi, I live in Canada., and you would be suprised how little my trade is regulated., sadly I can't send pics, I build and test radar and military sattalite dish's, so not allowed pics., The tube wall is 4mm thick, the tubes themselves vary on O/D, max is 4.5 inch O/D., I'm an experienced climber...

Hi All, I am a rigger and it's my job to climb and be suspended from aluminum tube that is 4mm thick, for my new assignment. All of my fall arrest equiptment has to be rated for 22kn ( that's the load associated with a fall into a fall arrest device). The place I am working can't give me a clear...