Most antenna towers have at least three or four guy wires that hold the tower up in a high wind or storm. Just: cut the wires going to it and leave them. ), : Most of them aren't professionally installed. Our Electrical, AC & DC. Make sure everyone's insurance (health/home/life) is up to date before attempting this one. read all of our terms and conditions here. Disposing of the rest of the stuff is a bit more difficult (though the scrap dealer might take the whole mess evenup). I'm in Mass and tower certified, send me a PM. We welcome your comments and This is a free-standing tower with a rotor & TV antenna on top. This is located in Carbondale, Illinois 62901. How we watch television is changing, and it's easier now than ever before to use a television antenna. WebMr Antenna Seattle works on towers. When it hit bottom, the upper bolt sheared off from the impact,bringing the darn antenna and rotor down onto the top of the ladder and me.The words said by me, even as a teenager, have forever compromised my hopeof achieving heaven. WebAmateur radio towers and accessories, aluminum tubing, coax & cable, wifi towers and more. Plus we save a buncha bucks. Begin to let out the come-alongs and the tower will begin to lean. With a lot of grunting and cussing, I undid the bottom support boltwhile old TR held onto the ladder. Tie the rope halfway up the tower. Beware of power lines in the area (you *don't* want to hitthe power lines with the antenna while removing it). How toOrder Why not advertise it at the same place you might sell iteither as a you take it down and haul it away for freeor make me an offer if I take it down. That is why so cheap. if(framed=='yes'){base=top.document;}var rn=Math.random(); His book, "Going for the Green: An Insider's Guide to Raising Money With Charity Golf," was published in 2008. //-->. * Commercial & Residential antenna removal services You are using an out of date browser. Ontario Tower Removal safely and quickly removes unsightly, obsolete towers,antennas and satellite dishes from your home or cottage. Too bad you don't have it on film.-- -------------Dave Clark Opinions expressed are my own. (i.e. If I was in this particular situation needing a large antenna tower removed from my property, I would perhaps state in the ad that the antenna tower is free for anyone The pictures here describe WebOn November 18, 1982, Riggers called Antenna Engineering and asked if it was acceptable to remove the microwave baskets on the top 100-foot section of the tower so they could lift the antenna into position, and then reinstall the baskets after the section was in place. We get about a dozen channels with our rooftop antenna, and we can pick up an Iowa channel when the Vikings are blacked out on the local channels. WebUniversal Towers Aluminum Tower Packaged kits are engineered antenna support systems using predetermined straight and tapered 10 ft. sections for a self-supporting tower with a safe maximum antenna wind load rating at a specified height. I deregistered all of the handsets and am going to try it out but just wondering if anyone else had considered this or may know whether using just the base will work. ;). VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Also, common sense, but don't do this if there's even a slight chance of thunderstorms. I took a hacksaw to the rusted bolts holding theupper mast to an antenna rotater and was suprised at how heavy the wholething was once it came loose. Most of them aren't professionally installed. No climbing required then. Just because you've got clear skyoverhead doesn't necessarily mean there's no danger. I concur with everyone else's warnings about power lines. NOTE: If the antenna is supported by guy wires only, with no tripod, thenhave a pro remove it if it's particularly high. Tie a rope to some point near the top and ask a couple of friends to hang on. Justcut the wires going to it and leave them. How comfortable are you with heights? WebClearview Antenna Service Antennas-Television-Community Systems (330) 238-6203 2237 Watson Ave Alliance, OH 44601 CLOSED NOW 6. Exactly, that is my concern, but struggling to find a company online in the Boston suburbs that seem to remove large antennas. Re: Utility Removal on Private Property 1st; you'll not ever convince the utility to relocate a pole that the claim is in an easement. Thank goodness that I held onto the ladder as I fell. How tall is the antenna?