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We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

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We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands
about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was
mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on
the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not
rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in
concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it
w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the
top ?

Yep, and plenty of mates of mine have done that with their towers.

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On 08/01/2020 08:54 PM, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

I take it it's not a crank-up or tilt-over? Are you also implying it's
not guyed? There are a number of self supporting towers with varying
specifications.

I can categorically state I would not climb to the top, but then I
wouldn't climb halfway up either.

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I can categorically state I would not climb to the top, but then I
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On 8/1/20 9:54 PM, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

Well, I'm sure not an engineer. A practical answer might be
to ask if it has withstood sixty or seventy mile an hour winds.

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

No, the antenna tower is not guyed. Just wondering how the antenna is serviced ? Do workers setup temporary guys ? I was trying to find some examples on U-tube or other to show me how to get up there safely.
No the antenna does not come down, all the sections are bolted together.
Its a typical home TV tower that you see at rural homes.
Looks just like this stuff: https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ame25b3

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On 8/2/20 8:54 AM, wrote:
On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

No, the antenna tower is not guyed. Just wondering how the antenna is serviced ? Do workers setup temporary guys ? I was trying to find some examples on U-tube or other to show me how to get up there safely.
No the antenna does not come down, all the sections are bolted together.
Its a typical home TV tower that you see at rural homes.
Looks just like this stuff: https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ame25b3

Is there a tool rental place that has a boom or scissor lift
nearby? Home Depot, for example.

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In article ,
says...

No, the antenna tower is not guyed. Just wondering how the antenna is serviced ? Do workers setup temporary guys ? I was trying to find some examples on U-tube or other to show me how to get up there safely.
No the antenna does not come down, all the sections are bolted together.
Its a typical home TV tower that you see at rural homes.
Looks just like this stuff: https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ame25b3



If that tower is made of round tubes and not the flat bars and if it is
in about a yard of concrete it would be safe to climb if it is in good
shape.

There is a tower company called Rohn that makes towers like that. I
have one I put up to 60 feet . The base is in a block of concrete that
was pored into a hole that is 3 feet deep and 3 feet square. It is safe
to climb to the 30 foot level without guy wires. I put up 40 feet, and
guyed it at the 30 foot level, then put up the other 30 feet and guyed
it about 5 feet from the top. About 30 years ago I helped put up another
tower . Two of us were on it at the 30 foot level before any guy wires
were put on.

Not knowing anything about the history or base of the tower, I doubt I
would climb it to the 30 foot level.

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On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 10:00:06 AM UTC-4, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 8/2/20 8:54 AM, wrote:
On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

No, the antenna tower is not guyed. Just wondering how the antenna is serviced ? Do workers setup temporary guys ? I was trying to find some examples on U-tube or other to show me how to get up there safely.
No the antenna does not come down, all the sections are bolted together.
Its a typical home TV tower that you see at rural homes.
Looks just like this stuff: https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ame25b3

Is there a tool rental place that has a boom or scissor lift
nearby? Home Depot, for example.

That's the safe way. No one here has even seen this, we have no idea what
it was when new, what condition it's in, how it was installed. I wouldn't
climb it. I have seen people back a truck up against small towers like that
to support it on one side, then use a ladder on the other side. But you
wouldn't get me to do that.

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On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 06:54:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

No, the antenna tower is not guyed. Just wondering how the antenna is serviced ? Do workers setup temporary guys ? I was trying to find some examples on U-tube or other to show me how to get up there safely.
No the antenna does not come down, all the sections are bolted together.
Its a typical home TV tower that you see at rural homes.
Looks just like this stuff: https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ame25b3

I installed that type of tower to earn money while in high school and
college. I regularly climbed to the 50' level without guy wires and
never had an issue. The sections are 10' each so you can tell how
deep the base is buried. (eg, if the bottom section is 7' above
ground there must be 3' buried). Chances are you could climb yours
without issue. Try rocking it side to side. If you can't, adding
another 200 pounds of downward force won't do anything. (Yes, I know
all the force isn't all downward, but most of it is). Strong winds at
the top cause more horizontal force than 200 pounds 1 to 2 feet
off-center at the top. If it has survived many years of storms, AND
IT IS NOT RUSTY, you can climb it.

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On 8/2/2020 10:06 AM, Pat wrote:
....

I installed that type of tower to earn money while in high school and
college. I regularly climbed to the 50' level without guy wires and
never had an issue. The sections are 10' each so you can tell how
deep the base is buried. (eg, if the bottom section is 7' above
ground there must be 3' buried). Chances are you could climb yours
without issue. Try rocking it side to side. If you can't, adding
another 200 pounds of downward force won't do anything. (Yes, I know
all the force isn't all downward, but most of it is). Strong winds at
the top cause more horizontal force than 200 pounds 1 to 2 feet
off-center at the top. If it has survived many years of storms, AND
IT IS NOT RUSTY, you can climb it.

If the tower section itself is buried instead of a rigid mount on a
footing, you have no way to know whether it is rotted/rusted out or not
until it's too late if is.

No way, no how would I risk climbing such of that age and unknown
install to that level.

As another said, rent a boom truck or the like.

The antenna here Dad put up is 2" pipe section for bottom 20-ft with 1"
for top...it's on a pivot pin so can drop the top to the ground to work on.

I do happen to now have a 40-ft JLG boom lift so I just use it instead
as being easier, but without it the obvious solution. Of course, it's
not climbable at all.

It's withstood the KS wind and tstorms for 40 years with the exception
of one near 100-mph night that bent the bottom section about 30 degrees.
I heated with acetylene torch and straightened and it's stood up since
-- that's been probably close to 15 years since now...had peak winds
just other night of 70+ -- rotated the antenna itself a little but tower
stood...

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands
about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was
mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on
the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its
not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in
concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it
w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the
top ?

No, the antenna tower is not guyed.
Just wondering how the antenna is serviced ?
Do workers setup temporary guys ?

Nope, just climb the tower and dont even use any form of safety belt etc
usually.

I was trying to find some examples on U-tube
or other to show me how to get up there safely.

Never tried looking there but I wouldnt be surprised
if there isnt much because its so obvious.

No the antenna does not come down, all the sections are bolted together.
Its a typical home TV tower that you see at rural homes.
Looks just like this stuff:
https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ame25b3

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On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 06:54:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

No, the antenna tower is not guyed. Just wondering how the antenna is serviced ? Do workers setup temporary guys ? I was trying to find some examples on U-tube or other to show me how to get up there safely.
No the antenna does not come down, all the sections are bolted together.
Its a typical home TV tower that you see at rural homes.
Looks just like this stuff: https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ame25b3

You can rent a man lift that tows behind your truck for a couple
hundred bucks, maybe less for a half day or something. In the grand
scale of broken bones and other injuries, that is chump change. It is
also a lot easier than climbing, tying off and trying to work that
way.

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

Here are some pics of the Antenna:
https://ibb.co/WFz9RL0
https://ibb.co/Cvjv9mG

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands
about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was
mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on
the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its
not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in
concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it
w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the
top ?

Here are some pics of the Antenna:
https://ibb.co/WFz9RL0
https://ibb.co/Cvjv9mG

That one is tricky to climb, get a bucket truck etc.

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

What would make it harder to climb than the other types ?
Is has cross rungs every 18". Climbing it was easy, just worried if it will hold up if someone climbs to the top to work on the antenna.

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands
about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was
mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on
the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its
not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in
concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it
w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the
top ?

What would make it harder to climb than the other types ?

The way the cross bracing between the verticals are done.

Is has cross rungs every 18". Climbing it was easy,
just worried if it will hold up if someone climbs to
the top to work on the antenna.

Yes it will.

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, Sid wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

I need to install a UHF antenna just below the VHF Yaggi, is there room on that post or do I need to rework the antenna post (at the top) ?

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On 8/2/2020 8:04 PM, wrote:
On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

Here are some pics of the Antenna:
https://ibb.co/WFz9RL0
https://ibb.co/Cvjv9mG


At my age, I would never climb that. In fact reminds me of tower near
my brother's house that got struck by lightening and blew out all the
electronic equipment in his house.

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On 8/3/2020 1:01 PM, Rod Speed wrote:


wrote in message
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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and
stands about 30' high.Â* I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security
light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire
height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ?
its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its
anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured
it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at
the top ?

What would make it harder to climb than the other types ?

The way the cross bracing between the verticals are done.

Is has cross rungs every 18".Â* Climbing it was easy,
just worried if it will hold up if someone climbs to
the top to work on the antenna.

Yes it will.

Unless, of course, it doesn't -- which could be a too-belated piece of
knowledge at the point of learning so.

It _probably_ will if it has withstood severe wind in the recent past
but no way in the world would I consider climbing it (even if were still
young enough to feel confident about doing so which is a time long ago
past by now but that's a different issue) knowing no more than you say
you know about either the installation or the condition of what you
can't see.

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In article , says...

Is has cross rungs every 18".* Climbing it was easy,
just worried if it will hold up if someone climbs to
the top to work on the antenna.

Yes it will.

Unless, of course, it doesn't -- which could be a too-belated piece of
knowledge at the point of learning so.

It _probably_ will if it has withstood severe wind in the recent past
but no way in the world would I consider climbing it (even if were still
young enough to feel confident about doing so which is a time long ago
past by now but that's a different issue) knowing no more than you say
you know about either the installation or the condition of what you
can't see.




I have climbed several towers similar to that and have one myself that
I put up. No problem climbing it to 30 feet with out any guy wires.

However this tower is unknown. There seems to be a bunch of leaves and
such around the base. It could or could not be colleting water and
rusted. The base may not be in much concrete. For climbing it with out
guy wires I would want it in about a yard of concrete. If guyed the
tower could just sit on a base with just enough to keep the base in
place. I was on site when a 100 foot tower similar to that was
installed. The base was a flat plate with a hole in it and a bar about
an inch in diameter stuck out of the concrete about 3 inches and the
tower was just placed over that with a crane. Then guy were attached.
It was then safe to climb. One thing I could not tell, but is there
or is there not a bracket that connects it to the house ?

With all the unknowns I would not climb this one. One other thing not
mentioned , does the climber have a good safety harness ?

For this tower, I would rent one of the bucket lifts. As mentioned you
can rent one that goes to around 30 feet that can be towed by anything
that has a ball on that towes a trailer. If you can get to it, you may
get a tree trimmer to bring his truck out and do the job for you .

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, sid wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

Base:
Blowing up the pic, the bottom section has about 5 - 6 feet sticking above the concrete. If they used 10' sections, 4' should be in the ground ?
(determined by counting the sections)
I will sweep the leaves away and get a better pic.

Attached to the house: NO (just the power and coax cables) Its Free-standing.
Climber wearing a harness: Yes I was !

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On 8/4/2020 7:03 AM, wrote:
....

Base:
Blowing up the pic, the bottom section has about 5 - 6 feet sticking above the concrete. If they used 10' sections, 4' should be in the ground ?
(determined by counting the sections)
I will sweep the leaves away and get a better pic.

Attached to the house: NO (just the power and coax cables) Its Free-standing.
Climber wearing a harness: Yes I was !

As noted; it's _probably_ ok, question is how to prove it a priori.

It's a risk; just how much of one is the uncertain part. _Probably_
pretty low, but 40 years is a long time and there's just no way to
really know what condition it is in.

I'm particularly aware at the moment as a friend and neighbor was killed
by a fall of less than 10-ft in his shed going after a stored doll crib
for granddaughter a year or so ago...if it were to fail, there may be no
second chance.

The risk may be low but unless you can figure out some way to really
quantify it the cowardly approach would be the one I'd opt for.

To me it's a relatively low gain (saving a little cash out of pocket to
rent the lift) versus an awfully high cost if the improbable event were
to occur.

--

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, SID wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

OK, Option 3:
Looking the picture, the deck in the view is only 1 year old the the base of the floor structure of the deck is only about 15" from the antenna. What if I added bracing from the deck to the antenna to preventing is from flexing under the load of someone climbing it ?
The bracing could be temporary, in the event that during storms the antenna would try to flex and rip the deck off the house ?

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On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 08:20:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, SID wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

OK, Option 3:
Looking the picture, the deck in the view is only 1 year old the the base of the floor structure of the deck is only about 15" from the antenna. What if I added bracing from the deck to the antenna to preventing is from flexing under the load of someone climbing it ?
The bracing could be temporary, in the event that during storms the antenna would try to flex and rip the deck off the house ?


I look at it this way. If you were still the 20-year old version of
yourself, would you hesitate to climb the tower? Probably not, so the
answer is obvious. Find a 20-something to climb the tower. Keep it in the
family to reduce the legal liability. A son/grandson/nephew would be ideal.

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

My family would hang my ass out if I did that !
Probably smart enough not to do it anyway !

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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, SID wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands
about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was
mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on
the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its
not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in
concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it
w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the
top ?

Thanks

OK, Option 3:
Looking the picture, the deck in the view is only 1 year old the the base
of the floor structure of the deck is only about 15" from the antenna.
What if I added bracing from the deck to the antenna to preventing is from
flexing under the load of someone climbing it ?
The bracing could be temporary, in the event that during storms the
antenna would try to flex and rip the deck off the house ?

Lot simpler and safer to use a bucket truck or bucket lift if its convenient
to get it there.

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On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 08:20:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, SID wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands
about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was
mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on
the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its
not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in
concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it
w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the
top ?

Thanks

OK, Option 3:
Looking the picture, the deck in the view is only 1 year old the the base
of the floor structure of the deck is only about 15" from the antenna.
What if I added bracing from the deck to the antenna to preventing is from
flexing under the load of someone climbing it ?
The bracing could be temporary, in the event that during storms the
antenna would try to flex and rip the deck off the house ?


I look at it this way. If you were still the 20-year old version of
yourself, would you hesitate to climb the tower? Probably not, so the
answer is obvious. Find a 20-something to climb the tower. Keep it in the
family to reduce the legal liability. A son/grandson/nephew would be
ideal.

Trouble with that approach if that if they come off the tower and get
killed,
how would you feel then ?

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Found a bucket trailer for rent at $250 a day ? (50' reach)
is that reasonable, or should I keep looking ?

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On 8/4/2020 3:14 PM, wrote:
Found a bucket trailer for rent at $250 a day ? (50' reach)
is that reasonable, or should I keep looking ?

What's a day in the hospital (or month)?


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On 8/4/20 3:14 PM, wrote:
Found a bucket trailer for rent at $250 a day ? (50' reach)
is that reasonable, or should I keep looking ?

A place in Lincoln, NE rents one for the same price.
Wouldn't the best answer to your question be to do a search for rental
places near you?
Your relatives will sleep better if you spend the $250.
I'd just about bet you can use it for something else once you have it.

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The lift is near me, $250 all day or $185 for 4 hours.

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On 08/04/2020 07:40 PM, wrote:
The lift is near me, $250 all day or $185 for 4 hours.




How much does it weigh? The neighborhood handyman pruned the trees last
year and rented a massive, self-propelled lift. I've no idea what it
grossed but it left 6" deep ruts in the lawn, something a normal pickup
never did. He filled the ruts this spring and I seeded them but I can
still feel the bump with the lawnmower.

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How much does it weigh? The neighborhood handyman pruned the trees last
year and rented a massive, self-propelled lift. I've no idea what it
grossed but it left 6" deep ruts in the lawn, something a normal pickup
never did. He filled the ruts this spring and I seeded them but I can
still feel the bump with the lawnmower.

And last not least: you can STILL blather about it on Usenet, senile gossip!
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