Do you come out a hatch in the center?
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Radabaugh
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 5:14 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Water tower mounts
We have a self retracting lifeline (srrl) that we use when we are working up
there. Any quick move and they lock up hard. You are not going very far
if you slip.
The tank pictured is a million gallons - that roof slopes away pretty
gradually.
Mark
On May 27, 2016, at 6:36 PM, Robert Andrews <[email protected]>
wrote:
That is what makes me have a pucker factor.. One of those with no
rails... Even with a harness, it's like nooooooooooooo...
On 05/27/2016 12:38 PM, Mark Radabaugh wrote:
Most of those have threaded bosses welded onto the top of the tank,
arranged in a circle around the top about 10’ off the side (varies by
tank capacity) that were used for construction and the internal support
rods while the tower was being built. They stick up about 4” over the
tank. We have used pipe-to-pipe clamps to grab onto those.
It takes some work to get the uprights to vertical, but with a bit of
cross-bracing it’s both workable, very sturdy, and requires no drilling
or welding on the tower and it’s completely removable if need be.
I suppose a picture is worth a thousand words:
Mark
On May 27, 2016, at 3:05 PM, Aaron Fitzgerald <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We're in negotiations to get our backhauls located on top of some
local water towers. The tower in the best location is a hydropillar
tower without safety rails.
What's the best ways you guys have found to mount on top of these
beasts? Long term I imagine I'd have a dozen or so 1ft dishes on the
same tower. Do they sell magnetic mounts with enough bite to hold a
4ft B11 link?
