Yeah, some of them. One of them that I have equipment on about 10 miles
south of Steve is a 200' leg. Elevator with 5 stops. Somethings do not
fit in the elevator, so you have to take up the rope and pull the gear
up. If the elevator wasn't there, the ladder has 6 platforms and at
each one you have to move over at least 3 feet, sometimes more. All the
ladders are caged. Would be quite the challenge without the elevator.
We have 2 legs that you put a ladder up to the building, climb up the
roof about 20' and then climb up the ladder. One of them is 100' and
has a platform at about 80 feet.
Most them have guy wires as well, so getting the rope back down in the
place you want to pull stuff up gets to be a challenge as well.
On 4/27/2011 11:34 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
Fancy towers, eh?
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
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On 4/27/2011 7:28 AM, Steve Barnes wrote:
Scott, in our area a throw rope is most important. 90% of all my
towers are grain legs with cages and some go up to one level and
around to another ladder on another area. Pulling a rope just
doesn't work.
Steve Barnes
General Manager
PCS-WIN/RC-WiFi <http://www.rcwifi.com/>
*From:*wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
*On Behalf Of *Scott Carullo
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:07 PM
*To:* WISPA General List
*Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Rope
You can get cheaper rope, but if you want the best call bluewater and
have them cut you whatever length you want (they make the stuff).
Get Bluewater II plus static rope about 200M (656ft) that will handle
everything you are doing and last longer than you need it if you take
care of it. We keep ours in trash cans like some of the others have
mentioned (get the good rubbermaid cans not the cheapies they break)
don't store it wet and try to keep it out of the dirt, for the most
part it should go out of and into the bucket.
Get a truck winch from midwest unlimited (capstain) and you will
forever thank yourself.
You do not need another rope to pull up this one. Just put a loop in
the end have your climbers climb up with it hanging down. We've gone
over 400ft up without problems this way. You can control where the
rope goes too, throwing a bag and hoping for the best doesn't seem
like a good idea to me. Carry it up put it right where you want it.
Theres lots of tricks, don't have time to share them now. Just make
sure the guy taking the rope has an appropriate weight (at least 5lbs
- use lead deep fishing weight) and they need a pully, strap and
carabiner. Then you are in business.
I don't like dynamic (or normal rope) as it stretches way too much
for my tastes. Use a static rope I think you would be happier and
get braided - not 3 twist stuff, you'll have a mess after loading it
up and taking it down.
have fun :)
Scott Carullo
Technical Operations
855-FLSPEED x102
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*From*: "Steve Barnes" <st...@pcswin.com>
*Sent*: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 2:30 PM
*To*: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org
<mailto:wireless@wispa.org>>
*Subject*: [WISPA] Rope
Looking at rope to winch equipment (antennas, Boxes, etc) to top of
towers None over 275' nothing more than 100 Lbs.
Couple Questions.
What Rope do you prefer and size and what length do you recommend? I
have a 400Ft Spool of 3/8 Poly double braided but its not long enough.
How do you store your rope for transport to keep it untangled.
What do you use as a throw line to get the rope to the top. Most of
my towers the climber cant pull to the top.
Steve Barnes
General Manager
PCS-WIN/RC-WiFi <http://www.rcwifi.com/>
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