That was my thought as a *temporary farmer fix*. 40 lift man lifts aren't that expensive to rent. Just rent a lift or a truck for any work you have to do at this time. Then work with a professional tower company on a permanent repair.
I think loosening the guy wires up, lifting the tower with a crane and installing a new lower section (don't forget to REALLY inspect what's below that level as well) should be pretty easy though. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Kilton" <c...@midcoast.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower fix possible? > We've seen something like this. Engineer recommended taking the same > size pipe. Have it cut in half to form a half-moon. Then use U-clamps > and clamp around the stress crack. Being only 40' feet, probably don't > have much to worry about. > > -Cameron > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of rea...@muddyfrogwater.us > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:22 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower fix possible? > > Ya'll never did any plumbing, huh :) > > Water inside froze and split it open. > > The only way I'd stand 3 rungs up on that tower, is if I had a crane > holding > me up :) > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Cosby" <dco...@infowest.com> > To: <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:30 AM > Subject: [WISPA] tower fix possible? > > >> > http://infowest.us/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId= > 1420 >> > http://infowest.us/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId= > 1418 >> >> These pictures are from a small 40' Rohn tower that we are leasing > space >> on. Apparently one of the legs has some sort of stress fracture >> developing, or there was something wrong with the metal here and it > blew >> out. My first thought was that we had a bullet hole, but there is no >> hole in the other side. I haven't been on site personally. >> >> In any case, we don't want to climb it, and the owner is out of the >> lower-48 for a few months. Any recommendations for fixing / > reinforcing >> this (other than the obvious - replacing the tower / section)? >> >> -- >> Randy Cosby >> Vice President >> InfoWest, Inc >> >> work: 435-773-6071 >> email: rco...@infowest.com >> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/randycosby >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
