Putting up a TV tower

[@MoTown44240]

He handled those tower sections well without a Gin Pole. They are not light, for me, but apparently are to that climber. No thin wall tower I ever put up fit together like this guy's tower. I had to work at getting all 3 legs lined up and rocking alone didn't seat the two sections together. Great job. The towers I installed had more metal at the top than this guys television antenna. Great to see that he had a helper on the ground. Sure helps not having to descend then ascend for the next section, descend to tie off the next section, etc.

[@richarde735]

maybe he had some Gin beforehand

[@bricknboxer]

Pioneer Ohio!, I used to live in Montpelier long time ago. When I travel thru NW Ohio, Napoleon, Defiance for Telco I see many 4228 or 4221 antennas combined with a VHF yagi. Some are on American towers and some on tilting towers. Not sure who made those tilting towers that piggyback each other. I always thought the same company installed many of those since they were so similar. OTA TV is making a comeback. OTA plus streaming is the way to go. Minimal expense compared to CATV or Sat TV rates. You look very comfortable on that tower. I used to climb telco poles but my knees can't take it anymore.

[@aerospot2]

As tall as the house peak is, just put a gable brace and 15 foot pole.

[@drumminsonlive9199]

Yes I agree and save a couple hundred dollars...

[@Sisyphean1775]

Yeah but now you've got a fire escape ready out of that second-story window, too!

[@fraudsarentfriends4717]

Yeah, that way you can hang off the edge of a house on a steep pitch to maintain the antenna with no safety harness.

[@lendavidhart9710]

Nice video, thanks for posting.

[@Frank5]

It would’ve been MUCH easier and cheaper to either use a 10’ mast pipe with an eve stand-off wall-mount or a 5’ mast pipe with roof-ridge tripod.

[@Kaptkrispy]

my thoughts exactly

[@synapticaxon9303]

This guy is getting it done.

[@leesops710]

Very well done you did this like a ACE thanks for the video.

[@rinico75]

The sections seemed very light to lift without a pole. Is the tower attached to the House on top, it seems if not the wind could bend it.

[@TheGoch1]

When he was putting the antenna on it was not, but he did attach it to the house afterwards.

[@jasonbebright]

I built mine on the ground with a hing plate. Push a button and it stands up or lowers to the ground. Much easier to work with your feet on the ground!

[@markmanning5683]

Tombstone courage here. No Support bracing to the house, Wow....

[@bebo5558]

You really don't need much of a base, for an install like this one. I have almost the same exact setup, I drove in (3) - 6 foot x 1" diameter pipes slid the tower over the pipes, put a round disk blade down over the pipes, (so it wouldn't sink into the ground) and fastened it to the framing members of the house, with angle iron. It's was up 28 years, with a 5 element beam and I was up several times to make repairs , over the years. Once its fastened to the house, the pipes just keep the base sliding sideways, all the weight is downward.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Proper cable dog knows his job 👍

[@jimmyfinke6759]

YOU SIR, ARE A SUPER STUDD!!!!!!!!!

[@lllJuanlllCarloslll]

the tower served as a staircase to climb the roof of the house?

[@tf7274]

If this is what the customer wants. He got a great setup. For the rest of us a heavy duty tripod and mast would knock about $600 off the quote. But I know some people are not willing to risk roof leaks with a tripod. I would want a tower if I was in a lightning prone area like Florida.

[@haroldfischer253]

So I'm curious as Wat you did as far as securing it to the ground? I have a 60' self supporter and thought about pouring a 3'×3'×3' concrete block in the ground but the thought of even 12" anchor bolts scare me. Any ideas? My tower is a lot heavier than yours

[@dontransue9843]

did you ever get a reply to your question? I am a structural engineer and design foundations for lots of equipment.

[@sfh422]

I hope you checked your engineering specs. My 60’ self supporting Amerite 1810 tower requires a mounting cage encased in a 6x6x4 reinforced footing on undisturbed soil or compacted fill. This looks like a rohn 25 (aluminum not galvanized steel) or similar and I would not consider it properly or safely installed. It looks buried in the dirt.

[@potshot23]

I am surprised at how much the tower moved when he was half way up(about 4"). Needs a wall mount..

[@TheGoch1]

Yes it was mounted it to the side of the house after he put it up

[@tommyb.6064]

Any specific detail about the technique used with the belt thing hooked to the mast so you can work with your both hands? Looks stupid but a 2 minute crash Course on that specific thing would set me ready to climb mine with ease. What belt did you use? Where can I purchase one line that?

[@billmoran3812]

Those old style waist belts are dangerous. They will not protect you from a fall, but rather will slide up and prevent you from breathing if you are hanging from the belt. A full body harness and dual fall arrest lanyards are required to climb safely. When climbing you should always be secured to the tower by at least one lanyard. A positioning lanyard attached to the chest D-ring on your harness is used to position your body on the tower and allow use of both hands.

[@TrevorBStokes]

@@billmoran3812 I used to be a rock climber and also did some of the Italian Via Ferrata. I still have a chest harness and a "Sitzgurt" (sit harness?). I used both, with two tails. The only problem - most of my carabiners were too small to connect directly to the tubing. I had one that was big enough. With the other I had to wrap the rope around the tube and connect the carabiner back on the rope. But at 75 I was a little shakier than in the old days ;-)

[@Sky1]

Nothing better than a shinny new tower!

[@TheGoch1]

Actually it was a used tower...Just painted it. Well worth the money! No more satellite bills

[@LordJesusChrist1968]

where can i get a tower like that?

[@TheGoch1]

When people put up satellite dishes they usually have their towers taken down. Check around may still have them in their buildings. That's where I got mine from a neighbor.

[@LordJesusChrist1968]

J Gochenour Thanks for your input. ..have a great day

[@ironhead320]

What brand of tower is this I have one just like this but need to find another section

[@roberthuff9535]

Looks like a rohn 40 maybe 50

[@bob5518]

The one big defect that comes with those Towers is the nuts and bolts that come with them. They're nice and shiny when new but start rusting quickly. When I put up a TV antenna with the help of a friend, I headed over to the Hardware Store and got Stainless Steel replacement Bolts, Nuts and Washers.

[@frankthetank3342]

Use anti-galling compound!! Stainless will likely lock up and not be able to tighten or loosen. Best to use galvanized hardware, in my opinion.

[@brmelectric]

How does tower anchor to ground ?

[@TheGoch1]

It sets in the ground 3 ft with concrete.

[@johnlevison9552]

My neighbors would love me if I put up one of those!Not sure if the insurance would cover if and when struct by lightning!

[@funnyfarmdad9997]

Who is the manufacturer of this tower? I just bought a used one that looks just like this and would like to get some more sections.

[@TheGoch1]

I don't know who the maker is I got this one used also. Check with your local antenna installer and they can tell you.

[@danbasta3677]

Whare I live in Western Pennsylvania, there WAS a place called TV Parts that sold tv towers. I have a 30 ft tower with a hinged base, also an extra 10 ft if I want to go 40 ft. Going to try to take my tower down maybe this summer and put up those smaler tv antennas yiu can buy at Wal Mart, one for Pittsburgh, one for Wheeling and Subinville, and stack two UHF reflectors for Youngstown, Ohio. Had mine since 1981, and treat it with a coat of paint, and being stupid and goofie, because I like Towers, painted it red and white and put a red light on it. Just goffin off.

[@BOB12349307]

probably walmart haha

[@williampalenik7306]

Now that is a high antenna tower

[@speedbird227]

Would it not have been better to have a 10ft mast on the roof instead of wasting a bunch of tower?

[@speedbird227]

Really if you know what you're doing and don't plan on removing it a normal J mount could do the same thing. You can even put it into the side of the roof which would further reduce the risk of leaks. I would understand the tower if they planned to go farther past the roof or have more than just a tiny TV antenna.

[@speedbird227]

@@computersetc1123 The real solution here is a gable mount with a long mast.

[@abhhii10]

which material product is used for making the tower eg iron . silver etc ?

[@TheGoch1]

It is made of aluminum

[@bretts1]

Buy Aluminum paint use rubber glove with Jersey gloves and get someone to start dipping hands in paint very thin at top and work their way down Does not take long at all to make and old tower look brand new!

[@danbasta3677]

@@bretts1 That's exactly how they paint big towers, very large communications towers out there, and color coat them with red and white as red is an international danger symbol for airmen not to go near or veer off a high communications tower with red blinking lights on them.

[@rayray9777]

Hell noooo lol the trafficwind

[@kissingbanditt]

I'm putting up a 30 foot tower which looks just like yours. It will be next to my house. I would like to ask if i may, how deep should i dig to put the base of tower in? Do i have to put cement or just put soil back? Thanks so much.

[@TheGoch1]

It was in the ground about 3 foot with cement. Good Luck

[@TheGoch1]

Did you get your tower put up yet?

[@williampriest2224]

What kind of tower is that what brand and model is it

[@TheGoch1]

I don't know who the maker is I got this one used also. Check with your local installer and they can tell you.

[@torres_arriostradas]

es una H30

[@wchadb817]

Where did you buy this antenna

[@TheGoch1]

I bought my antenna through the guy that put my tower up.

[@robertkaras6315]

are You really have to install this in the middle of windows ?

[@montypython6564]

Great way for kids to sneak out at night.

[@UncleBobbo]

This is so cool. I didnt even know tall towers like this existed gor home use. How much does a tower install like that cost, roughly?

[@haroldreyes7549]

You NEVER KNEW?? Just look around at other houses. Common for the last 70 years! Must have been born yesterday, like today's young people kiddies,huh?!!

[@UncleBobbo]

@@haroldreyes7549 I haven't seen them at all in the neighborhoods I've lived in. And I've lived in many places all around the country. Just because they're common in your hillbilly town doesn't mean they're common all over the place.

[@larryhaney6608]

There is no such thing as a Digital Antenna .

[@peterflynn2111]

spot on just a sales term to stooge people into replacing.. my 40 year old antenna works fine for dig tv reception

[@Pallidus_Rider]

My Dad's old TV antenna is 🤪

[@peterbrown1968]

is good for a TV antenna but be more good have a CB radio antenna too. i love to have a tower for my CB radio antenna

[@TheGoch1]

On my old tower I had a CB antenna but hadn't used it in years so I didn't have another one put up.

[@trr8794]

At first I thought this video was very old maybe from back in the 80s but then I seen the Dish Network satellite receiver

[@syfr]

When in doubt, hit it with vice grips.

[@Sisyphean1775]

Hell yeah

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

All that work for a baby antenna!

[@TheGoch1]

That baby antenna does a hell of a job. No need for over kill.

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

@@TheGoch1 Tomorrow I should receive my 'Dennys Double Stacker' and I hope it don't let me down living in the 32164 zip code. I guess for me, point it south or get a rotor. Replacing my home-made DB4 I built 10 years ago and have been very happy. The wife is hoping we can do better but I doubt it. Just over 100 channels is not bad.

[@jes4596]

what a waste of tower for a stupid little tv antenna. Now if it were a 10,15 20 meter beam thats something different !

[@heroknaderi]

My neighbors have one in their yard

[@chrisduhaime5689]

Have never seen that type of section any were there was a very old manufacturerd sections of mini tower don't know the brand but probably long out of business. that is similar with the all tube construction but was very similar to 25G in spacing on the cross pieces. That one looks home built NOBODY else has been able to know of it.

[@Singercommunications]

This tower is manufactured by American Tower Company in Shelby Ohio. They ship nation-wide and hold several government contracts. This particular model is called Special 6.

[@chrisduhaime5689]

@@Singercommunications thank for the info

[@brianmadonna2873]

Why a TV tower I saw a satellite dish?

[@TheGoch1]

We did way with satellite TV. Got tired of paying them $100 a month for about 4 channels we would watch.

[@brianmadonna2873]

@@TheGoch1 ok how many channels do you watch now?

[@TheGoch1]

@@brianmadonna2873 we pull in about 70 Channels. Still only watch 4 or 5 but all for free.

[@Endoftown]

Who builds a tower in front of their windows?

[@TheGoch1]

Well I guess I do. If you must know it makes a great fire escape for the 2nd floor.

[@Endoftown]

@@TheGoch1 that's funny and useful

[@deannorris7005]

Now, try that with a TH11.

[@rickjudgejr1435]

That tower isnt steel its aluminum

[@TheGoch1]

Who said it was Steel?

[@rickjudgejr1435]

@@TheGoch1 if it was steel he wouldnt be lifting it that easy

[@Singercommunications]

This tower is steel. It is manufactured by American Tower Company in Shelby Ohio. The model of this particular one is called Special 6, for the amount of cross rungs per section. Each section weighs around 55 pounds. The reason it looks easy in the video is practice and technique. I have been installing these towers since 1994, so at the time of this video it had been 21 years.

[@bretts1]

@@Singercommunications I still have a tower like this. Was installed in 1978 and kept it painted and guyed off. Use to be every other house had a tower. Then with cable everyone got rid of them. I see the newer style towers with the thin bracing. My tower is 60’ and has had a 1/4” of ice in blowing winds, if it was not for guyed wires it had came down. Had a tower with a Moon raker 4 and had not got guyed wires up and a wind storm came up and it laid the tower on its side. Did not hurt tower or antenna, dug around the base and used our wrecker with concrete truck on site and really made a huge base of cement and always kept them guyed. I use the remaining tower for cell phone repeaters and have a schedule 80 pipe on top with a 5’ lighted windsock. Use 1/4” guyed wires.

[@matthew27lamb31]

40 feet tower for a little tv antenna a db4 would have more channels

[@haroldreyes7549]

Yeah, all that work for a small antenna, that an INDOOR would give the same results! Better to get a long range long boom antenna, with pre-amplifier, to get THE MOST STATIONS (and reliably!)

[@jimmhelmi7824]

wtf

[@gfl1957]

Wow pretty stupid, just put it on an eve mount.

[@TheGoch1]

Why? this is what I wanted!

[@daviddiaz3263]

Old amerite tower repainted..rust inside...put up very many...sorry, but junk.

[@TheGoch1]

Who the hell ask you!

[@swampfox5329]

I gave you a thumbs down because you couldn't take a minute and answer peoples questions.

[@TheGoch1]

I don't see any questions I didn't answer, If you have a question ask it. I will try to answer it. The thumbs down is okay everyone is entitled to their opinion.

[@kaptainkaos1202]

Swamp Fox it appears that he did answer everyone’s ques..