WHISPER 100/WHISPER 200 24 Foot Tower Manual
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SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER
5/20/05
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5)
The board or ladder will fall out of the way after it has done its job. This is ok, just
remember to put it back in position when lowering the tower.
6)
Continue forward until tower is vertical, stop vehicle, set brake, leave in gear and shut off
engine. Be sure not to pull too far or the tower may buckle and collapse.
7)
Remove lifting wire from rope and vehicle and attach to lifting side anchor as described in
step 7 (attaching cables to anchors). Maintain some tension on the lifting wire while the
cable is being attached to prevent tower from falling back down.
8)
At this point the tower should be checked for guy wires that are slightly too tight or too
loose. Guy wires that are too tight will cause the tower to bow. If they are too loose the
tower will usually sway back and forth a bit. The proper tension is where there is no tension
and no slack. This is easily achieved by hand without turnbuckles. Correct any obviously
mis-adjusted wires by loosening their cable clamps one at a time, adjusting the wire and re-
tightening the clamps.
