My working Hilux round 2-Platberg 24m mast, Harrismith

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My working Hilux round 2-Platberg 24m mast, Harrismith

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Just feel like sharing what a days work is for me. This is a 24m guyed lattice mast on Platberg at Harrismith. I build this mast to serve the farmers in the Harrismith, Kestell, Bethlehem and Reitz area, they use it for farm security communication
Pic 1: Assembly of 24m mast on ground.
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a Close-up of the construction (I manufacture these myself)
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a View from my "office" with Harrismith in the back (can't see it from this angle)
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Nice one, J...!


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Baie cool!
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Cool! ...... You must go through an awful lot of cable for guy-ropes, .... I'm guessing about 260m for a 24m tower like that one if you are running three sets of three, or about 140m for three sets of two as it appears to be the case on that particular unit. :think:
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very nice :thumbup:
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Mud Dog wrote:Cool! ...... You must go through an awful lot of cable for guy-ropes, .... I'm guessing about 260m for a 24m tower like that one if you are running three sets of three, or about 140m for three sets of two as it appears to be the case on that particular unit. :think:
I only use 2 sets of cable on a 24m, from 27m up I use more, This design can go up to 72 meters. I used 144m of H/Duty galvanized cable on this 24m mast. I usually buy a roll of 1000m at a time.
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Ok, so my guess was quite close. 72m ! Wow! That's high! ... and the weight on the base sections must be tremendous, especially with the downward force of the guy-ropes. Amazing that it stands up to it.

Have you ever had any that have collapsed / folded / snapped or anything like that?
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Mud Dog wrote:Ok, so my guess was quite close. 72m ! Wow! That's high! ... and the weight on the base sections must be tremendous, especially with the downward force of the guy-ropes. Amazing that it stands up to it.

Have you ever had any that have collapsed / folded / snapped or anything like that?
Never had any of my own collapsed or anything bad happen to them, but I had to replace many older masts from different manufactures that fell in high winds. Mainly because of bad maintenance. The biggest enemy for any mast is rust and wind. you will be amazed to see how much vibration is there on a mast on windy days. The vibration is caused by the wind blowing against the guy wires. The vibration can undo bolts and nuts, believe it or not. And in good time the structure will give in. I usually service my masts after the rain season by climbing it to the top and tighten all the bolts and treat any rust if there is any and re-tension the guy wires or replace if necessary.
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awesome, scary those huge towers for ESKOM that get no maintanance
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2.8 d/cab SFA wrote:awesome, scary those huge towers for ESKOM that get no maintanance
If a tower is in good shape with no loose bolts and no rust from the start, the life of the structure is 100 years.
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Jacques hoe lig julle die mas op ?


met al daai vibrasies, sal dit nie help om nylock nuts te gebruik nie ?


lyk na n lekker interessante job wat jy het. :)
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Wow Jacques, You are more than just a funny guy. I'm impressed.
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This is how I lift my masts, setup a ginpole of 9m, run cables through a pulley at the top, winch up with my bakkie winch.

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Netjies Jacques :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Gee, Thanks for showing us Jacques...
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Can anyone explain to me on how to upload a video clip with Photobucket, I took a clip while winching the mast up but can't get it to upload.
The clip is not very good, held the camera in one hand, foot on the brake, winch control in the other hand and watching for anything that can go wrong while winching.
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Dit klink amper soos "Hou my dop! Check hierrie move!"
Baie interesant Jaques.
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Barrie wrote:Dit klink amper soos "Hou my dop! Check hierrie move!"
Baie interesant Jaques.
Amper so iets. . .maar voel vir my net baie erger want daar is so baie dinge wat kan skeef loop jy weet eintlik nie waar om orals te kyk nie.
So die beste is maar net maak seker voor jy begin om te lig. Die slegste is maar as die wind waai as jy begin lig, en bo-op n berg waai die wind flippen altyd.
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Jacques, laai hom na YouTube / PhotoBucket op en sit dan net die link hier.
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Mud Dog wrote:Jacques, laai hom na YouTube / PhotoBucket op en sit dan net die link hier.
Ek het probeer om dit op Photobucket te laai maar kry dit nie reg nie, weet nie wat ek verkeerd doen nie. Sal weer probeer.
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