Using a tractor for wireless Internet installation

[TnAndy]

About 10 years ago, I built a 100' tower at the top of our mountain for a wireless company to use. They provided the equipment. Worked pretty good for several years, then they went out of business, leaving us with realllllllllly crappy DSL (512k..really). Then a guy moved next to us and wanted high speed, so he paid for a cable connection on the other side of the mountain at a buddy of mines house, I climbed the tower and hung the antennas, and we were back to 20meg again.

That worked for several years until he moved, and now I'm getting another wireless company...this time I'm renting them space for $100/mo, and I get 50 meg service included. ( I supply the power service).

The tower base is a "rock box", 8x8x6' box I welded out of 3" pipe to 6" tubing, then lined with chain link fence. Dragged up up the mountain and filled with rocks.

Nice view from the top. That's my house just to the left of center closest to the trees, and 800' in elevation below the tower.

 

[ultrarunner]

Great pictures and very resourceful....

 

[Alien]

I wouldn't have the guts to climb that thing.

 

[ishiboo]

Agreed. I don't do heights, even going up 35' to work on my pole with the scissor lift is terrifying for me.

 

[TnAndy]

Here's a pic of my pants and boots:

 

[k0ua]

Here's a pic of my pants and boots:

No guts, no glory!:thumbsup:

 

[Alien]

Ahhhhrrrg!!!

 

[B7510HSD]

Here's a pic of my pants and boots:

You left your climbing belt on the tractor!!

 

[woodlandfarms]

There are a bunch of videos coming out with kids climbing super tall buildings freehand, but at the end of the day, this video is the most interesting and sweat inducing to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFMHjDqHL_Y

 

[TnAndy]

Photos don't show it, but I use a full body harness with 2 lanyards on the waist rings, and one on the chest ring. Two are always connected as I climb....about impossible to fall with a rig like that.

I did rock free climbing as a youth, but I'm long past that now.....dead men don't need internet !