<div dir="ltr">Hi Mac;<div>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.</div>
<div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>DAN FINK</div><div>Buckville Energy Consulting</div>
<div>IREC / ISPQ / NABCEP accredited Continuing Education Providers</div><div>970-672-4342</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Dan Fink<div><br>970.672.4342<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Mac Lewis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maclewis1@gmail.com" target="_blank">maclewis1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Hello Wrenches,<div><br></div><div>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?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div><br></div><div><font color="#305A78" face="'times new roman', serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div>
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