I work near towers I saw in the distance as a teenager; quite tall. The guy lines are arrayed with weights on them near their anchorage points. All quite fascinating!
I may be wrong, but I think its beacouse it functions as a pivot point. those tower move a lot becouse of the wind. If it the base was solid the lever force would crack it
So it can pivot... At 1500 feet, the wind loading is unreal, and it will twist, if it was the 3 legs bolted to the foundation, that twisting motion will eventually cause stress cracks, and eventually failure of the structure. I relamped one in Orange Texas that was 600', and it had no torque arms on it, plus a 12 bay candle opera. Even with hardly any wind, it twisted 2 feet, back and forth at 600 feet in the air. I changed the becon bulbs, and came down pretty fast, because it is not a very fun sensation.
I've always wondered about RF antenna towers. How long is each red or white section? Is that a standardized length so you can easily count them to know how tall the tower is? Cell phone towers don't use the red or white painted sections unless there's some other purpose for the tower.
Thanks for the info! Is there a height that above which the red & white is required? I read the colors were chosen for best visibility. Info much appreciated! Careful climbing guys!
The color sections are normally devided into seven sections 4 red and 3 white according to CAA regulations and warning lights are at 30m or 11ft intervals as well. Worked on all kinds of masts and towers. Miss it since I'm retired. Awesome work in this video. Wonder what type feeder is used for antenna stack at the top.
Crane is used for 200 ft, or so, of the mast build. Then a jin pole is hoisted (the yellow mast in the vid) and attached to the side of the mast. They pull section up with the jin pole and secure them, until they run out of head room. Then they hoist (or "jump") the jin pole higher up and attach it, then begin to hoist more sections. Repeat, until mast has been built. They use double or triple drum winch trucks or trailers at the bottom and run the cables up and down with wire blocks & rigging. Jumping the jin pole up is very dangerous.
The yellow crane is a gin pole that rides up the tower face as it gets taller. It doesn't go all the way to the ground, but is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 120' - 140' long and is assembled and installed by the stacking crew when the crane at the beginning of the video runs out of reach.
Seems like the answer to simple questions like why's the bottom shape of these like a triangle? Can't get answers from yt search u get like 3 videos n their bs algorithms non sense ffs so I gotta ask them of the ppl who work the field! I used to do ham radio but we never learned why do these types have the guide safety wires and the shape of the bottom one would think flat is best but no is it to do with the antenna itself? Or something like better performance? Or something else thatd be structural more so?
The bottom is tapered like that so all the internal forces are resolved to a single point of downward force. If you think of the concrete foundation like a seesaw, if you push one end down with your hand, the other side goes up. If you stand at the center of the seesaw and push down, it will hardly move at all. So, the base carries all the compression, and the wires that attach to the distant anchor foundations take the horizontal, uplift, and rotational forces. You CAN leave the three legs separate at the bottom, but you just need a stronger foundation. Basically just saves some money and materials if you taper the base since it's a more effective design. - Source: a telecom engineer
@@NAPtubexvii thanks I never understood that lol been a ham operator extra class since like 2001 lol but never knew this I even built my own but they weren't this large so thr base were normal looking lol. But thanks for the answer was very detailed and accurate makes perfect sense too. How'd they ever discover this even like wtf lol tricks of thr trade that get ppl to thinking oh there must be an evil illuminati thing lmao just cuz millennials don't know how anything's done cuz they've never really had do anything it's mostly gen x and the boomers who actually worked manual labor and construction etc lol now they've all got desk jobs and they stream video games for a living n give their opinions on things they know not about lol that how we ended up with so much ignorance but anyway I digress lol I went way out into thr weeds with this 1 lol
The start of this video reminded me of an 80s SEX ED video. I thought I was about to learn how the reproductive system works ---- Had eye of the tiger going.... Pictured myself back in school.
When I did one with a company we were getting paid 35 hr. And 125 a day per diem. And we brought the sections thru the middle of the tower itself. Free climbed it too. Only tied off when we were stationary doing our bolt - up
That is so dope. I always wondered how those towers were built from scratch and put their soo perfectly. Great video!
I work near towers I saw in the distance as a teenager; quite tall.
The guy lines are arrayed with weights on them near their anchorage points. All quite fascinating!
Fuuuuuuuk no. And I thought the guys who changed the light on the top were crazy.
Always wondered how this was done. Y'all have nerves of steel! Thanks for posting.
how much has your life changed you made this commenr
@@TalentxYz So much, mostly for the better! 😀
@@Monkismo that is awesome!!
Cool. I love towers.
You folks did an outstanding job of "Cloud Walking!"
It's some deformed version of the eye of the tiger
When you copy someone's homework but change the answer slightly so the teacher doesn't notice.
Upgrades people, upgrades.
@@Apollo-hm3ni But the tower construction video is awesome Though
No it’s just a London symphonic orchestral cover
@@RileyGoss true
I can finally go to sleep now
climb all u want!...Hats off to ta!...I'm keeping my fat ass on the ground!
Damn , that's some serious hard work.
Wow. Amazing. And seems quite dangerous. Pretty impressive. The egypcians pyramids are awesomely fantastic, but this engineering feat is also amazing.
❤Nice, this is my job
Why does the tower have such a narrow, and pointed base? I'm sure there's a engineering purpose, but it just looks so odd and unstable to us laymen.
I may be wrong, but I think its beacouse it functions as a pivot point. those tower move a lot becouse of the wind. If it the base was solid the lever force would crack it
Bernardo de Elía is right. You can't have the guys totally taut so there is some sway.
Nearly all towers of this height are pivoted.
I think it is because below this concrete socle you have 3 concrete piles.
it's a central pivot point.
All forces concentrated at one point. central axis.
The are usually mounted on a ball bearing to allow rotation and reduce stress on the mast.
Best watched with mute enabled.
No
Thank you. It saved me.
Not at all
@@carreraman8364 not at all, this version rocks!
Wth is wrong with u?
You couldn’t pay me the whole Earth to get up there and do that.
Id like to see a time lapse drawing of the building of the great pyramids!🤣
ich klettere seit 10 jahren auf stahlgittermasten,da war ich 17 und es war geil:)
awesome:)im climbing since 10 years on lattice towers(i was 17)
hey do you still have that account
Uhhhhh wtf just going through this I see that tower almost every day it’s in my town
Yeah.. this music remix… “I hate it” it must die and never come back. Phone the government! You just killed a remarkable song
Had the instructions upside down , the point goes on top 😂
Nice work, nice editing. Thanks.
That's why these guys make the big bucks. 😵
What's the yellow thing? Is it like some removable scaffolding?
Gin pole
Why are people complaining about the music
Could you put one of these up for my 20 meter yagi?
I could pay as much as 2000 dollars! 😃
I love it
Why is the bottom of the tower pointed? I saw one a few weeks ago and it didn’t make sense to me
So it can pivot...
At 1500 feet, the wind loading is unreal, and it will twist, if it was the 3 legs bolted to the foundation, that twisting motion will eventually cause stress cracks, and eventually failure of the structure.
I relamped one in Orange Texas that was 600', and it had no torque arms on it, plus a 12 bay candle opera.
Even with hardly any wind, it twisted 2 feet, back and forth at 600 feet in the air.
I changed the becon bulbs, and came down pretty fast, because it is not a very fun sensation.
@@jamesburris4078 cause of the swaying from winds
@@jamesburris4078 was it the one over on Old hwy 90 or the one by Japanese lane?
Both seem to be topped with a similar candelabra setup.
@@mamaremy628 that was in 1990?
I think, and I don't remember truthfully.
The tower itself was owned by Bowen and Smith out of Galveston.
PERFECT
I don't see how those guys walk. They must have huge balls!!!!
Its like watching ants work
Amazing
Man, they got every last inch out of that gin pole!
thanks for making it entertaining :)
eye of the tiger
00:00:46 #wholeturnkeyprojectperiod 00:01:09
I've always wondered about RF antenna towers. How long is each red or white section? Is that a standardized length so you can easily count them to know how tall the tower is? Cell phone towers don't use the red or white painted sections unless there's some other purpose for the tower.
60ft
Thanks for the info! Is there a height that above which the red & white is required? I read the colors were chosen for best visibility.
Info much appreciated! Careful climbing guys!
The color sections are normally devided into seven sections 4 red and 3 white according to CAA regulations and warning lights are at 30m or 11ft intervals as well. Worked on all kinds of masts and towers. Miss it since I'm retired. Awesome work in this video. Wonder what type feeder is used for antenna stack at the top.
okay so they use a crane to put it together but how do they put the crane up
Crane is used for 200 ft, or so, of the mast build. Then a jin pole is hoisted (the yellow mast in the vid) and attached to the side of the mast. They pull section up with the jin pole and secure them, until they run out of head room. Then they hoist (or "jump") the jin pole higher up and attach it, then begin to hoist more sections. Repeat, until mast has been built.
They use double or triple drum winch trucks or trailers at the bottom and run the cables up and down with wire blocks & rigging. Jumping the jin pole up is very dangerous.
Ok that's cool. But who constructed the yellow crane ? Huh ?!
The yellow crane is a gin pole that rides up the tower face as it gets taller. It doesn't go all the way to the ground, but is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 120' - 140' long and is assembled and installed by the stacking crew when the crane at the beginning of the video runs out of reach.
Thought this was about how theyre built. Instead its a music video. No dialogue at all. I was looking for something educational.
we supply aviation light for tower
we definately need help in three of of my villages,we dont have network and we are asking for a tower to be installed,please help us
did you guys get a tower
How tall is? In metres
If Elon Musk was a Ham Operator.
Idk y but I wanna do this
I wonder how much this costs.
Millions
Seems like the answer to simple questions like why's the bottom shape of these like a triangle? Can't get answers from yt search u get like 3 videos n their bs algorithms non sense ffs so I gotta ask them of the ppl who work the field! I used to do ham radio but we never learned why do these types have the guide safety wires and the shape of the bottom one would think flat is best but no is it to do with the antenna itself? Or something like better performance? Or something else thatd be structural more so?
The bottom is tapered like that so all the internal forces are resolved to a single point of downward force. If you think of the concrete foundation like a seesaw, if you push one end down with your hand, the other side goes up. If you stand at the center of the seesaw and push down, it will hardly move at all. So, the base carries all the compression, and the wires that attach to the distant anchor foundations take the horizontal, uplift, and rotational forces. You CAN leave the three legs separate at the bottom, but you just need a stronger foundation. Basically just saves some money and materials if you taper the base since it's a more effective design. - Source: a telecom engineer
@@NAPtubexvii thanks I never understood that lol been a ham operator extra class since like 2001 lol but never knew this I even built my own but they weren't this large so thr base were normal looking lol. But thanks for the answer was very detailed and accurate makes perfect sense too. How'd they ever discover this even like wtf lol tricks of thr trade that get ppl to thinking oh there must be an evil illuminati thing lmao just cuz millennials don't know how anything's done cuz they've never really had do anything it's mostly gen x and the boomers who actually worked manual labor and construction etc lol now they've all got desk jobs and they stream video games for a living n give their opinions on things they know not about lol that how we ended up with so much ignorance but anyway I digress lol I went way out into thr weeds with this 1 lol
How many actual sections per 1,500 ft??
Thanks!
Idk how they finish this in a whole dat
What's name of the tower?
pay rate check! who out there is a tower rigger? how long have you been climbing? and what is your hourly pay/salary?
Me after 2 Viagra
The start of this video reminded me of an 80s SEX ED video. I thought I was about to learn how the reproductive system works ----
Had eye of the tiger going....
Pictured myself back in school.
This video can be slowed down a bit. Maybe have it take 15 minutes to view it.
It was originally posted on a tower workers info site called Wireless Estimator .com. It was condensed to 5 min for a video posted with an article.
Are there some tower with elevators inside of them ?
Yes.
Yes. The 2000 ft (above average terrain) tower near Rowley Iowa has an elevator inside of it. I've been there.
#1180lambdonbasetower80footlambdonontopperiod
How do they get the Crain up there ?
How much do they make per hour .i would like to know
they use poles at the top of the tower to bring the sections up, cranes can only go to 300-400 depending on size
When I did one with a company we were getting paid 35 hr. And 125 a day per diem. And we brought the sections thru the middle of the tower itself. Free climbed it too. Only tied off when we were stationary doing our bolt - up
What type of cell phone towers is this
It's a TV tower I believe.
We just want to see how they build it we don't need the bloody annoying music
yes thats my trade 15 yrs of it
Why are there dislikes?
Just people afraid of heights…
For which station(s)?
+Jay Rudko
WMGF / WOCL Multi-station master antenna.
and apparently 101.9 now as well
Sketchy, at best. 🧗🤠
wow
I want to see on come down
nice.you.job
Nothing to it.... in time lapse! real-time? another story..
*i am speed*
Music ruined the video.
Butchered that song. Not the right music anyway
Eye see
yuri
Im riger this tower
shitty video but we got an idea
TRXAS
$$$$$
tooo bad about the stupid Music !!!!
Horrible music, you butchered the song
Not a single black person was used in the making of this video.
What?
4:48 illuminati confirmed 😏
I peeped what you're saying. Makes you think huh.