When installing or dismantling a guyed tower always consult your local tower installer. Also, if you live out in the country you may need to use this to build a TV antenna tower. The perfect solo mast-raising system for small sailboats, How the mast raising system is attached at the bow of the boat. A metal cutting horizontal bandsaw is designed for doing this, but if you don't have one of those then you are down to an angle grinder or a hacksaw. It can be one of the most useful and safest pieces of equipment available for tower stacking and antenna placement. installed by fall of Tie your gin pole rope to the part you are removing, remove all bolts attaching said piece, then have your rope person below pull it a few inches up and off the mast, then guide the part as it's lowered to the ground. new Rohn 55G We recommend that you contact our listed engineers and ginpole manufacturers to obtain additional information about their products, services and experience. Also cut two 2" pieces from your 3/16"x2" flat stock. It is 10 Then I realized we have everything at Bloominglabs I needed to make my own, so I decided to make one after this design: The large piece in the upper left attaches just below the highest section of the tower and a pole (most likely 10 feet long) attaches here. Tall One person should be designated as the "boss" to call out instructions and watch for signs of trouble. We Cantilever height or portion of the gin pole which is above and not supported by the tower. so we can maneuver I was able to knock out 99% of this project in a half day with his help. With cables attaching the tower to the gin pole, you can say that the system is "rigid", so the moment on the gin pole is equal to the pulling force times its length. top of the existing the base can turn or <> The following chapters are covered in this module: History; Regulation and Standards; Rigging; Parts of a Gin Pole; Engineered Lifts; Inspection and Maintenance; Evaluating Existing Poles; Tilted Pole Use; Vertical Small Pole Use; and Vertical Track Pole Use. tower will hold an 1. Why would you want one? xMk@appC>RT @bhwJN: Certified 100% in compliance with TIA-322, AWS CERTIFIED. endobj Certified Green Gin Poles are . The focus of this course is to provide information on the design and use of Gin Poles, Rigging, and the components needed for lifting personnel with a gin pole are also covered in this course. You are going to weld along one of the un-welded corners of the tube you created in the last step. tower's guy lines D1.1 independent contractor inspected before leaving our facility. This is Two classications of climbers have been defined. I lifted a 1,400 walkie style forklift using these poles and the 8,000 A frame derricks for pole construction were standard equipment on line trucks until hydraulic cranes took over in the 1960's. I recommend drilling the holes first. This Installation and dismantling may require the use of temporary steel guys. We have this item in Stock, Please call for Freight Ship Quote! Should your installation come into contact with power lines, you can be killed! 360-474-8991 . under ground weighs 100 If you are not experienced in installing or dismantling, please, for your own safety as well as others, seek professional assistance. Attach the other end of the cables each to a turnbuckle. new tower. Commercial gin pole kits and usage Gin pole kits go from $150 to $250 and on up (no pole included). New standard will increase gin pole safety. is now fully erected For metal gin poles, nuts and bolts should be used. With a 15+ pound pole attempting to reach terminal velocity, the top pulley cap has no chance of stopping the pole as it hits the mast mount no matter how tight it's sinched (unless it's threaded into a hole in the pole or welded on). wide flashings will This will cover most popular towers for amateur and commerical use. Special product services and special packaging are also available. Because the pole is so close to the center of the mast, no matter how I rotated the antenna it was making contact. %PDF-1.5 weight is always phase on 80 and 18 Four guy wires are best, but if space is limited, three will do. will be used on a may be an obstruction to continuous climbing. All of the metal stock I used came from a local mega home store and another hardware store in town. The term derrick is also applied to the framework supporting a drilling apparatus in anoil rig. We set poles this way on Conrail for 2 1/2 years before we received a hydraulic crane and digger. Call your local power company. Any bolt that is to be reused more than once should be of black iron steel meetingASTM A325 or A449standards. This allows you to lift the next section of tower mast up above the current highest section and mount it. Tower Times is the official bi-monthly magazine of NATE. These types of machinery are used by tower climbers when constructing and maintaining telecom towers. The base-pulley attaches to the tower below the pole mount at waist-level to the person pulling. 2 0 obj on 40 with a screen This pipe has no other purpose, it was just for testing components before I purchased the full 10' length pipe. "I actually built one similar to this while doing broadcast work to remove and replace a bogner antenna and that's where it all started," Bonifas said. If this had happened while carrying actual sections of the tower it could have been a much worse issue though. Tag line angle or the angle between horizontal and the tag line. Here we will be welding two sections of angle steel together to make a square tube. Passing the 80 meter There are reports of gin pole failures and injuries, indicating that the limits for safe use are not generally known or understood. I took a welding class a couple years ago but I spent most of my time then doing MIG. transferred to the clipped to the leg. Once again, be careful not to melt the threads in the nuts. The old with 3/16th inch For your safety, assume that any overhead lines can kill you. evenly distributed These were also used a lot in construction before transportable cranes became more common. % Notes: RIGGING PLAN CHECKLIST A bolt less than in diameter should not be used twice unless an engineer provides specifications for an appropriate procedure of testing prior to reuse. Weld together both seams of the angle steel. So, this project is also about fitting a round object into a square hole ;-). Building a Gin Pole from Scratch - YouTube 0:00 / 11:24 Building a Gin Pole from Scratch Eight Crows Media 1.08K subscribers Subscribe 29K views 5 years ago Ericson 27 Restoration Eight Crows. first guyline. The anchors are Based upon a cantilever height of 40% of the overall length ofthe ginpole and other requirements, the national standard classifications include: We recommend that you purchase a copy of TIA-1019 to ensure that your gin pole is structurally sound and provides a safe working environment for your employees. is never free from So my kit fully assembled had some decent weight to it. hold the pole. TIA-1019 only covers the use of a cantilever gin pole in the vertical position. There is sits on the pad with I also used a 4" pulley and 1/2 plate for the lifting block. New gin pole pricing will be based upon the gross load design, the cantilever height and other rigging and mast requirements. Good practice is to install your products away from power lines and obstructions. for leg clamps. I sized my kit to support a 1-1/4" rigid conduit pole. If nuts cannot be easily run throughout the threaded length, the bolt should not be used again. A rope runs up through the pole, out the top piece, and back down over the pully and attaches a few feet below to the highest section of the tower. 3. Hershey. Contact Now. As such, they act like a jib pole crane when the gin pole lifts heavy materials using leverage. I built mine from less than optimal materials, I had to use angle iron and flat stock as opposed to the more common iron pipe for this. The rope routes down through the pipe via this hole and is critical for proper operation. 4). pulls against the We ask that you list specific requirements you wish us to comply with in accordance with the intended use of a product. tower. a pin sticking up on every leg, and so is three feet high In the past the method used to evaluate gin poles has been to treat them like the lattice boom on a crane. <>/Pattern<>/Font<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 540 720] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> For your safety and to help you achieve a safe installation, please read and follow the safety precautions below. The welds for the nuts are not load bearing. Another way of looking at the above vector equation is that the additional force of 3.9 kg (28.9 - 25) multiplies 3.7x to a lateral force at the top of the gin pole of 14.4 kg. If you are selling ROHN products, be sure that you and your customers are informed as to proper use when purchasing any ROHN product. They must be sized to support the pole and the gross load weight and not exceed the manufacturers safe working load limits. After fighting the antenna for a while at the top, I would have appreciated having a lighter pole to deal with, but it works. Always perform an inspection prior to climbing to identify potential climbing hazards. The gin pole they were using suddenly disengaged from the tower structure plunging several hundred feet to the ground. If you are a total beginner I recommend getting some assistance. x]W%QA uWEE$HTDs }o\of'v{33KwWW`9s79[TR^SX[T\ *This course is discounted for NATE members. Make sure your 3/8" carriage bolts can pass through without catching. Certified Green Gin Poles are manufactured 100% from USA recycled steel. new 65G is up, it The derrick derives its name from a type ofgallowsnamed afterThomas Derrick, an ElizabethanEnglishexecutioner. Rev G has made signicant additions addressing climber safety. While a gin pole The plate is 5/8th reflector. clamps so the pole Our gin poles are built utilizing 100 % recycled US steel, and you will not find a more reliable pole manufactured with the quality and backing of the Landa Company. at 60 feet. meters at 300 feet. This page was last modified on 3 January 2019, at 11:19. This is not designed to lift people, only sections of antenna tower. Be careful with the top piece of tower, these can sometimes be top-heavy. Gin Poles are commonly used for installing stacked tower sections and hauling other items up on a tower. To pursue, formulate and adhere to uniform standards of safety to ensure the continued well-being of tower and communications infrastructure personnel. 7. stream 1. The line is attached to a separate drum on the winch and runs through a heel block at the base of the tower, then up through a block on the tower or pole track. The guy anchors are Now take your 3/16"x2"x3' flat bar steel and cut four 2" lengths from it. Rhombic at this link. ROHN 25G 45G Tower Erection Fixture Gin Pole R-EF2545. tower. the tower when we For disassembling a tower like I was, you take the gin pole to the highest part BELOW the section you are about to remove. See how it If the tower is completely verticle all the way up then it is bracketed (or guyed). The top pulley swiveled and made it a lot easier to move the next section in place. For wooden gin poles, you can use rope to attach the pulley. You just need tac welds, that all. This devise is not used in any other form of erecting and stacking structural steel members. "T" bolts allow quick disconnect for moving the pole. is a very high gain Lay the angle iron down and lay the "wings" next to it on your welding surface. The home made T-bolts and nuts tacked onto the device work incredibly well. Some large derricks are mounted on dedicatedvessels, and known as floating derricks andsheer legs. Payment Terms: L/C, T/T, Western Union. existing Conrail, the railroad I worked for, ordered a whole fleet of 1977 F-600 Ford crew cabs with Reading utility bodies and A frames that had to be put together, like in this image. Drill matching holes in the backing plate too. Use a horizontal bandsaw to cut off the eye-hole of the pulley, this will also create a new surface for welding it to our anchor assembly. Am I Ready to Sell My Tower Business? If your structure has step bolts, the spacing at section joints and similar locations may not be consistent with the spacing throughout the structure. Also, if like me, you score a free antenna tower off Craigs List, then you need to build one in a hurry to take it down for retrieval. one for 80 and 40 100% Fall protection is required at all times. number six wire Note the old phasing When the antenna. Lifting a 300 pound Again, the center of gravity needs to be well below you while you are remounting or it will become a dangerous object you are fighting with. towers are designed Este artculo fue escrito, editado y revisado exhaustivamente por el equipo de Cuida Tu Dinero con la finalidad de asegurar que los lectores reciban la mejor y ms detallada informacin posible. 2009. with a compression ROHN will not be responsible for the use of step bolts. 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