I've seen gensets and air compressors here in NY, I was told by the crew of the crane they mostly did it to keep the cable tensioned on the crane, any kink overnight was difficult to deal with the next day. not doing it made for some bumpy lifts which can add some excitment that they really don't like. Rich N2EYH
Doug Zastrow wrote: > And even in Nebraska. > > Doug > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Neil McKie <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, November 25, 2005 12:54 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: [Tower-pro] Gensets stolen > > > Oregon too. > > Neil > > skipp025 wrote: > > > > In California... construction crews will chain up > > a genset and hoist it into the air 60 feet when > > the crew isn't working. The crane is disabled so > > the load can't be lowered. > > > > You drive by on the freeway and do the classic > > double take to see a few tons of portable genset > > at the end of the crane cable up some 60 feet. > > But the equipment is there when the crew gets > > back to work on Monday (most of the time). > > > > cheers, > > skipp > > > > www.radiowrench.com/sonic <http://www.radiowrench.com/sonic> > > > > > Neil McKie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > ... forwarded ... > > > > > > Blake Bowers wrote: ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>... ) > > > > > > > > "The Radio Shop" in Seminole OK has had two > > > > gensets stolen, one 36kw Generac, in a Microvan > > > > shelter (Shelter stolen also) and a second genset, > > > > make unknown, with no shelter but an outdoor > > > > enclosure. > > > > > > > > Gensets were stolen from Pauls Valley OK, and > > > > Wayne OK. (Pauls Valley had its waveguide stolen > > > > in early 2002) > > > > > > > > At the Wayne site, they drug the shelter out of the > > > > compound, down the driveway of the neighbor, before > > > > picking it up. > > > > > > > > For any information, or if you have any information, > > > > please email. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > * Visit your group "Repeater-Builder > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder>" on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
