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Attach a rope to the end of the gin pole so that the rope will not slide down the pole – the knot
should be good, if this rope should become detached from the tower it will fall back to the ground.
The rope can be pulled by this attachment or it can pass via the gin pole ground anchor bracket
(under the remaining M12 x 90 gin pole fixing screw). Passing the rope to the ground anchor fixing to
lift the tower will help as it ensures an equal pulling force throughout the process whereas pulling
directly on the gin pole directly will result in a diminishing pulling force as the rope becomes more
aligned with the gin pole.
If using the method pictured ensure that ground anchor used on this corner is installed to the
required specification as load on this anchor will be significant, similar to a 50-year maximum gust
event.
During all work that involves items above head height always wear appropriate health and safety
equipment, in this case hard hats and steel toe cap boots.
To raise the tower two people should pull the gin pole rope while a third person lifts the tower
directly. The person lifting the tower should not position themselves directly under the tower in case
the gin pole rope should become detached causing the load of the tower to become too great for
this person to hold. As the tower lifts the person pushing it up directly should move down the tower
towards the central anchor to assist in lifting the whole of the time.
When the tower is fully up it can be held up by pushing down on the gin pole until the gin pole has
been bolted to the ground anchor bracket – no not forget to do this as the tower can freely hinge
back down to the ground.
