As far as climbing, most of the silos have a light-weight ladder compared to water tanks. Also, no high place to tie off at the top. Same precautions only more so.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > How is that any different then any other tower? Especially a water tower. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Scott Reed <scottr...@onlyinternet.net> > wrote: >> >> Especially the one with an open ladder, no cage. >> >> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: >> > Some of them old silo's like you are describing are pretty scary. I've >> > been >> > on them too and seen a lot of safety issues from the fall protection >> > cage >> > being rusted through and falling, to the top cap trying to fall off. >> > Just be >> > careful climbing those things! >> > >> > Kurt Fankhauser >> > WAVELINC >> > P.O. Box 126 >> > Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> > 419-562-6405 >> > www.wavelinc.com >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> > Behalf Of Scott Reed >> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 7:56 AM >> > To: WISPA General List >> > Subject: [WISPA] Mounting on silos >> > >> > I have a couple of POPs that are silos. Several of them are old >> > concrete silos with metal domes. The top of the dome is more than 10' >> > above the top of the concrete. I have been mounting with 10' pipe on >> > the ladder side and not servicing customers on the "back" side. It has >> > also worked out that the backhauls are on the ladder side as well. >> > This year the trees seem to be growing a lot more leaves than in the >> > past. I have a couple of silos that I need to get the backhaul higher >> > than the 10' mast will allow. If I can get above the dome, I could >> > also increase the covereage area. >> > So, the question is, for those of you using silos, how to you get above >> > the dome? >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Scott Reed >> Sr. Systems Engineer >> GAB Midwest >> 1-800-363-1544 x2241 >> 1-260-827-2241 >> Cell: 260-273-7239 >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/
