I promised to post all the event as they happen:
The good, bad and the UGLY…. So here goes…
AND NOW: Sundays Spectacular SECOND tower FAILIURE!While raising it....half way up....
The tower went all "Spaghetti" and bent wildly right and left!
Then my 1000lb wench's tension bar snapped...
So I quickly started to safely lower it down again...
I got with in 3 feet from the ground when the mast gave up the ghost and dropped!
The turbine made it down...mostly unharmed...
THE DAMAGE:The only damage to the blades... thankful for that...
The tension pin on the wench also failed
Now "all I gotta do" is rebuild my entire tower design again and THROW MORE MONEY AT IT TOO!
gee, no problem....
I found a place here in Raleigh that will sell me a 20ft long stick of 4 inch wide, 3/16 thick, square black pipe for $161.00; which will fit perfectly and weld into the 4inch bottom of that 10ft long angle iron cage we built which survived the failure intact and unscathed.
I'll have to rebuild my hinge with a MUCH thicker screw... the gin pole worked flawlessly... so, I will keep that too...
I was thinking about buying a 2500Lb winch preferably with a worm drive...
Do you guys know where I can find one that wont run me $300?
Do any of you have an extra one laying around that you want to sell me?
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