The erector enables a single person to set up a 30 foot tower by himself. As you can see, the tower is very stable and capable of supporting quite a load.
PROJECT BACKGROUND:
He saw an old fertilizer –tank-hauling-trailer discarded in the weeds at a business. When he asked about it, they said he could use it as long as he wanted.
Carlos said:
“ When I saw it, this idea popped into my mind. I had to get it operating again which was not difficult. It just required some rewiring since the fertilizer had corroded the control wiring.
I designed and built the tower assembly and mounted it on the trailer.
Sonny (KF5FAS seen in the picture below) and Gene( KC5WS) provided the tower sections.
All the metal and parts (except the tower) came from the farm scrap-pile and donations from friends.
Total cost: about $100.00 including parts to get the hydraulic pump working.”
Here are the pictures:
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