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W5GA
10-09-2011, 08:36 PM
Finally got it vertical, now to get some aluminum up on it. The tower is a U.S. Towers TX-472 motorized crank up.

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K7SGJ
10-09-2011, 08:36 PM
Tower looka good. It'd look better on my property, though. What model Deere is that?
W5GA
10-09-2011, 08:38 PM
Tower looka good. It'd look better on my property, though. What model Deere is that?
The Deere is a 1966 2510 gas...50hp on the PTO.
NQ6U
10-09-2011, 08:43 PM
Nice, Doug. What are you going put on top?
W5GA
10-09-2011, 09:06 PM
It's getting a Force 12 C-3 a foot or so above the tower, and a 2 el shorty 40 further up the mast. Oh, and a plethora of wires...I think I'll try a shunt feed for 80/160. That's going to depend on how much top loading I end up with.
KJ3N
10-10-2011, 05:26 AM
Finally got it vertical, now to get some aluminum up on it. The tower is a U.S. Towers TX-472 motorized crank up.

If only I could convince the wife..... wait... what am I thinking? If I could afford it in the first place....
KG4CGC
10-10-2011, 10:45 PM
Looks like a model of the Empire State building. FBOM hihi
NQ6U
10-11-2011, 12:26 AM
How was digging the hole, Doug? Bet your soil there in OK is easier to deal with than the infamous Lemon Grove clay.
W5GA
10-11-2011, 06:43 AM
Digging the hole was an exercise in frustration for the guy doing it. The hole was supposed to be 8 feet deep, but he could only go down 7 feet or maybe a bit less, and then he hit our rock table. He ended up having to jack hammer into the rock, and then set rebar into it. My base is also a lot broader than called for as he also found a boulder that was in the way. It left a hell of a hole when it came out that had to be filled in. On top of that, our spring was very wet. The cement truck got stuck, buried the rear end to the axles. My neighbor had to bring his 8 wheeled John Deere over to pull the truck out after the cement was poured.
KG4CGC
10-11-2011, 02:56 PM
Are you going to use a chainsaw to bury your copper?
KK4AMI
10-11-2011, 05:49 PM
Are you going to use a chainsaw to bury your copper?

Owie to your chain and bar. People do that with their chain saws?
K7SGJ
10-11-2011, 06:00 PM
Not where I live. Big effin rocks I can barely move with the tractor, and very thick caliche. I have to use a jack hammer just to plant a friggin tree. Used to blast prior to all the city folk relocating out here. They tend to get a little anxious when they hear loud blasts. Fuckem. I like the old ways.