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Hey Brain Trust....
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04/15/24 10:22 PM
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TexFlip
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I need to get this tower down and hauled off. It's made from 4" schedule 80 and about 50ft tall. All posts are concreted in the ground. The easy part is cutting the pipe, the concern is getting it on the ground gracefully. I've got a 50 horse tractor, mini-ex and skid steer.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
[Re: TexFlip]
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04/15/24 10:41 PM
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dkershen
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From an equipment perspective it doesn't sound like you have a big enough machine to deal with that much weight and size. At least not gracefully (or safely). Know anybody with a heavy crane truck or a 50K Lb excavator? Could just put a nice box blind on top and hunt out of it. Just my Will be interesting to see what a pro advises.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/15/24 11:11 PM
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TET3006
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Goodness that would be some tower blind right there. I bet you could get someone to pay You to take that off if you no longer wanted it.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/15/24 11:38 PM
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redchevy
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Looks like a BA deer stand.
Cut it off in pieces starting at the top and push/pull them off
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/15/24 11:58 PM
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I don’t see gracefully happening.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
[Re: TexFlip]
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04/16/24 12:02 AM
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KRoyal
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Or the best “tree house” ever.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 12:20 AM
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What are you doing with it after its down?
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 12:27 AM
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You're going to have to cut it up to get rid of it most likely so I'd just start cutting from the top and work my way down.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 12:28 AM
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Looks like a BA deer stand.
Cut it off in pieces starting at the top and push/pull them off
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 12:30 AM
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What are you doing with it after its down? Make a couple deer stand bases. It's on land my wife has for sale; buyer wants it gone and seller doesn't wanna jack with it.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 12:46 AM
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A good redneck would....
Tie a rope near the top of the tower then to a D ring attached to a sturdy tree trunk. Run the rope 3 or 4 turns through the D ring and then to your tractor. Take up most of the slack but not all. Run another long rope from the top to your skid steer and pull the rope taunt in the direction you want the tower to descend. Cut the two downhill post 2/3rds of the way through to act as a hinge. Cut the other two uphill posts all the way through. Slowly lower the tower down with your tractor.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 12:46 AM
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Rent a 10k or 12k telehandler for a day. Rig up your straps and have a trusted operator in the machine while you make the cuts. Cut in sections and carefully remove with the telehandler.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 12:52 AM
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 01:33 AM
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Is that an old Forest service fire tower? It’s going to be a tricky job just about any way you do it.
If you`re running down my country, man, You`re walking on the fighting side of me. (Merle)
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 01:40 AM
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A good redneck would....
Tie a rope near the top of the tower then to a D ring attached to a sturdy tree trunk. Run the rope 3 or 4 turns through the D ring and then to your tractor. Take up most of the slack but not all. Run another long rope from the top to your skid steer and pull the rope taunt in the direction you want the tower to descend. Cut the two downhill post 2/3rds of the way through to act as a hinge. Cut the other two uphill posts all the way through. Slowly lower the tower down with your tractor.
Kinda what I would do. Whats the big problem with just pulling it down?
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 05:49 AM
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A good redneck would....
Tie a rope near the top of the tower then to a D ring attached to a sturdy tree trunk. Run the rope 3 or 4 turns through the D ring and then to your tractor. Take up most of the slack but not all. Run another long rope from the top to your skid steer and pull the rope taunt in the direction you want the tower to descend. Cut the two downhill post 2/3rds of the way through to act as a hinge. Cut the other two uphill posts all the way through. Slowly lower the tower down with your tractor.
Kinda what I would do. Whats the big problem with just pulling it down? I think you just found yourself a friend, same level of craziness and like-minded in problem solving heh
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 04:50 PM
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dkershen
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A good redneck would....
Tie a rope near the top of the tower then to a D ring attached to a sturdy tree trunk. Run the rope 3 or 4 turns through the D ring and then to your tractor. Take up most of the slack but not all. Run another long rope from the top to your skid steer and pull the rope taunt in the direction you want the tower to descend. Cut the two downhill post 2/3rds of the way through to act as a hinge. Cut the other two uphill posts all the way through. Slowly lower the tower down with your tractor.
You must own some big bad ropes. I'm thinking it would take 1/2 inch winch cable at a bare minimum.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 05:24 PM
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PMK
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 05:32 PM
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A good redneck would....
Tie a rope near the top of the tower then to a D ring attached to a sturdy tree trunk. Run the rope 3 or 4 turns through the D ring and then to your tractor. Take up most of the slack but not all. Run another long rope from the top to your skid steer and pull the rope taunt in the direction you want the tower to descend. Cut the two downhill post 2/3rds of the way through to act as a hinge. Cut the other two uphill posts all the way through. Slowly lower the tower down with your tractor.
You must own some big bad ropes. I'm thinking it would take 1/2 inch winch cable at a bare minimum. Agreed. 1/2" Kern Mantle life safety rope is rated for 7500 pounds. And that ain't enough for this tower.
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 06:06 PM
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redchevy
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Ha when I read 1/2 inch I was thinking rope and gonna say ain’t no way in hell… unles Biden was standing under it
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 06:21 PM
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pdr55
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By my calculations there’s 3000 pounds in just the 4” uprights.
If you`re running down my country, man, You`re walking on the fighting side of me. (Merle)
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 06:47 PM
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By my calculations there’s 3000 pounds in just the 4” uprights. The bigger they are the harder they fall…
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 06:51 PM
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Dangerous, but could you not make some hinge cuts like your felling a tree and have it tied off to pull it down in the other direction?
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Re: Hey Brain Trust....
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04/16/24 06:54 PM
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pdr55
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By my calculations there’s 3000 pounds in just the 4” uprights. The bigger they are the harder they fall… Famous last words?
If you`re running down my country, man, You`re walking on the fighting side of me. (Merle)
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