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Idea for a home-made tilting tower
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Re: Idea for a home-made tilting tower
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by richhagen (
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I would point out that a 30 foot unguyed tower makes for a large lever, the tower base would have to be substantial I would think, also 30 feet is a lot of gravitational potential energy for 200 pounds of material should it come loose above your house or car. I happen to know that even a small wind turbine at 25 feet can put parts through a car windshield. Rich
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by valterra on Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 at 05:43:23 PM MST
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yeah, good point. They make those approx 6x6 lumber pieces in 25 foot + lengths. If anything, I should root one of those in cement, and then put a smaller tilting mechanism in top - that is if I'm sold on the tilting idea. If it was just a single pole, that'd be okay too.
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