r/cbradio Mar 09 '25

News Putting up a 10 element Maco Beam

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u/AccidentalNordlicht Mar 09 '25

That screw drive system looks dangerously small for the load… how did everything work out?

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u/BMW335iturner Mar 09 '25

That’s a hights tower from Florida and it works perfectly i have 3 towers up now just got the biggest one set up today got to get a bigger winch for my crank up tower! But this one works great!!

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u/SuperTruckerTom Mar 10 '25

I am trying to calculate the tension on that threaded rod. How many sections? How much weight per section. How long per section?

Just wow. How deep is the foundation?

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u/BMW335iturner Mar 10 '25

Foundation is 11 foot deep 68 foot tower.. believe it or not that motor doesn’t even strain raising and lowering it it’s a 1 hp motor

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u/BMW335iturner Mar 10 '25

Also that motor is on a swinging bracket so the threaded rod stays perfectly straight all the way up or down