Free Standing Crank Up Tower plans For Wind Turbine and Ham Radio Antenna
25’ - 50’ Free Standing Tilt Crank Up Towers plans For Wind Turbine Radio Antenna
These DIY plans will show you how to build your own Tilt Crank up Tower. To be used for Ham radio antennas or wind turbines.
It is constructed of 2 lengths of “Box” steel inserted inside of each other. You can tilt the tower down to work on your antenna or wind turbine at about 4’off the ground. You then would tilt it up using the hand winch. The tower would then be at 25’. You then could crank it up to 50’. The beauty of this is you only need 20’ of room when it is tilted over. You can install it in your urban back yard if you wish.
To save shipping costs of these towers, we are providing the option of purchasing the prints so you can build your own tower. This plan contains self-explanatory prints only. There are no written step-by-step instructions. The prints are easy to follow and anybody with some “do it yourself” experience could easily build it. Extreme caution must be used when erecting it.
These are modern drawings produced using AutoCAD software to ensure accuracy. Build it yourself! DIY
Q: Hi Do you know how much headload in square meters or feet, or even weight you can hold on the top? Thanks
A: The installation guidelines are based on assumed soil conditions (190 KPA or 4000 PSF) that may or may not exist in your area and on the assumption that no damage has occurred, or modifications are made to the supporting structure. This tower is designed to support 16 square feet of wind load at 25 feet above ground and 6 square feet of wind load at 44 feet above ground. Wind pressures and ice loading varies from area to area. A qualified structural engineer should be consulted prior to installing any supporting structure if you have any concerns in your area.
Q: Hi, We need a 70'-80' tower for an 900 Mhz Internet connection. (Small Yagi antenna.) Would we be able to expand this to that height? Thanks
A: The tower is designed to accept the “Load” at a maximum of 50’. The tower itself is at a height of 44’ to allow the apparatus (antenna or wind turbine) to be mounted an additional 6’ higher using the apparatuses own mounting hardware.
All DIY plans are designed by Ben Stone. Ben is a retired Engineer in Canada. Ben also drafts these himself using the latest AutoCAD software to ensure accuracy. He studied Engineering back in the early 1980's. After over 30 years in the Construction industry he developed a passion for building cool items around his farm and cabin. These are great DIY projects. With a little skill anybody can Do It Yourself. Ben is always a email away if you have any questions while building one of his projects. He is adding new plans all the time.
