On Dec 21, 1:44*am, "Steve B" wrote:
"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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Do you know any good tricks for erecting a gin pole or shear legs
without a crane?
jsw

I will try to explain it.

The gin poles we used in the oilfield were miniature jib cranes. *They were
triangular in form, tapering from the base to the tip, where the single
pulley sheave was. *...
Steve

Thanks for taking the time and effort to type all that, which I saved.
I've helped other hams work on radio antennas, and learned the Army's
version of field rigging.

jsw