It went on with a bunch of other steel. Probably 3lbs of aluminum. Not much wiring. The compressor and stuff was fairly heavy. I’m not sure how much copper it is involved with that.

That big peace in the middle was super heavy. All steel and a bunch of screws.

It also had a bunch of solonoids, so if you took time to split them apart, you’d a bit more.

I just took it apart. The boss takes it in. He bought a wire stripping machine and in 2 days, we stripped 500 pounds. About 3hr/day, 4 guys.

Man, I must not have paid attention in school…how many more are there?

My older brother’s name was Dax, RIP. Miss you…

Funny comic, though.

NATE, ANSI, OSHA all have regulations for this type of work. 20 years ago, not so much. If you knew the tower owner, a lot of the time they would let you just climb up there. This was the, or one of the most dangerous jobs you could have. So they’ve stepped up the training and regulations. Having really good insurance is a must, for most tower owners now.

Try looking for a “competent climber” course. You will need the appropriate PPE as well. Full body harness and safety climb device.

It might be cheaper to hire a tower climbing company. We sub for a couple big name cell companies and we do stuff for the random Ham radio guy now and then. And a bit of WiFi. Shouldn’t be too hard to find a company near you. But I’m just a tower monkey and have nothing to do with prices. No idea what it would cost. I make a little over $30/hrs…

Just rinse them and they should be fine, imo. Kidney are the go to but not the rule.

Rope (2) is too heavy to pull. Set up two pulleys (snatch block) like this and get a mechanical advantage.

This. We do it in the odd chance we get something cool. And the fuzzy we get from cleaning the rivers near us. Pretty gross how much there is. I’m keeping the wagon wheel.

Give it away. I’m just glad they don’t charge me to take it in. Most is pretty far gone. A few pieces are sold but not much.

You can get an old cop Charger fairly cheap at action…

Have a safe ride. Fun…

My wife complains about this to me. But in my defense, I only ask if I don’t really want to go myself. “Let’s go to the court house together” vs “you can come if you want”. I don’t want to subject her to the same shit I’d rather not be doing.

Bars or cereal?

Long and hard, even.

TIL, cool. Thanks

I think that they may mean that the flowering stalk dies off, not the whole plant. That’s how aloe do.

Pretty sure they used to think elephant skulls were cyclops’ skulls…

Some jumping spiders show signs of thinking and planning while hunting their prey. More than thought possible before some studies. Nice picture.

Almost the exact same spot as one before and nothing there but him…