[RE-wrenches] Gin Pole

[Dan Fink]

Hi Mac;
I second Jim Jarvis on this. At the very least you'll want someone with
experience to inspect the tower and layout before you proceed. If the
layout is off even a little bit, there may be certain "tricks" during
lowering and raising which if you don't know them, the tower, turbine and
lives could be in great peril without any obvious signs of danger.
Feel free to contact me off-list via email, or call me at 970-672-4342 for
more info, I can at least give you list of things to carefully check.

DAN FINK
Buckville Energy Consulting
IREC / ISPQ / NABCEP accredited Continuing Education Providers
970-672-4342



Dan Fink

970.672.4342




On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Mac Lewis <maclewis1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Wrenches,
>
> I am considering a service call that requires dropping a 60' guyed wind
> turbine tower.  I am comfortable checking out turbines, but I've never
> dropped or erected one.  The original installer is no longer in business in
> the area.  I am trying to figure out the best way to do this.  According to
> the owner, originally a gin pole was used to erect the tower.  How tall
> should a gin pole be in order to drop a 60' tower?  I've been doing
> internet research and it seems doable (and fun).  What info do I need about
> the site to do this properly and safely?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
>
>
>
> Mac Lewis
>
> * "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates *
>
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