10'er is up for testing

[97fishmt]

It starts up in the slightest breeze.
And still safe with a smallish tail.
The tower is doing fine and would
like to go larger.

[halfcrazy]

Very good she looks great is that Rohn 45g or 55g looks like it should hold it up nicely

[97fishmt]

Yes a 45G with a hinge I made for tilting.
It works great.  I'll need to put a taller
tower stub up top to go more than 12'
but that's no problem now. I've raised
it and lowered it at least a dozen times
now since I put it up last fall.  I'm not
using turnbuckles and it hasn't been a
problem adjusting the guy's with a cable
puller. I don't know if they stretch or not.
I placed my tower points as accurately
as possible to avoid strain.  It works awesome.

[defed]

what are you using for the gin pole?  do you have wider pics of the tower being raised?  i have a heavier rohn tower (freestanding, 5' base) that i want to tilt.  i was a bit worried about how the tower would react to being horizontal, but if your lighter tower w/ same turbine manages, there is no reason the heavier one shouldn't.

[97fishmt]

For my 65' 45G tilting tower I am using 30' of
3" schedule 40 with 3/8" galvanized guy wires
out 30' from the base.  And two single block
pulleys to pull it up with 7/16" cable through
a grip hoist.
This was just putting it up to build it in sections
I have since moved the lifting cables out to the lift block.