TIGman 2,006 #1 Posted June 30, 2016 Had two 20 ft sections of commercial antenna tower to move, my other hobby Ham Radio. So I made a moving dolly at work for the 400 lb base section and then hooked it up to a Horse, A Wheel Horse of course. Having fun with the 1054 !! 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #2 Posted June 30, 2016 Why...it's a ham horse of course. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,262 #3 Posted June 30, 2016 Glad to see your putting that tractor to use...and glad to see a fellow HAM on here...KE5TJA since 2008 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIGman 2,006 #4 Posted June 30, 2016 Just now, Professor1990 said: Glad to see your putting that tractor to use...and glad to see a fellow HAM on here...KE5TJA since 2008 KC8YOE since 2003 9 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: Why...it's a ham horse of course. So glad you and the other guys twisted my arm to go to that auction!! The 1054 is awesome. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N3PUY 1,031 #5 Posted June 30, 2016 That looks like my tower BUT mine is vertical !!!!!! I also used a horse to get the antenna up there. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,262 #6 Posted June 30, 2016 9 minutes ago, TIGman said: KC8YOE since 2003 So glad you and the other guys twisted my arm to go to that auction!! The 1054 is awesome. 1054 looks to be a nice machine I've been eyeballing one on CL for a while now...guy says in his add that it is stuck in gear...so I'm kinda leery of it for the price he's asking 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,572 #7 Posted June 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, N3PUY said: That looks like my tower BUT mine is vertical !!!!!! I also used a horse to get the antenna up there. Nice looking Opel GT! Don't see those every day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIGman 2,006 #8 Posted June 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, Professor1990 said: 1054 looks to be a nice machine I've been eyeballing one on CL for a while now...guy says in his add that it is stuck in gear...so I'm kinda leery of it for the price he's asking Hmmmm, that does sound a little bit scary.... 9 minutes ago, N3PUY said: That looks like my tower BUT mine is vertical !!!!!! I also used a horse to get the antenna up there. Surprising how heavy that Pirod commercial tower is..... Solid steel rod, no tubing..... I think that 1054 could have hauled away with no dolly without even a cough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SALTYWRIGHT 859 #9 Posted June 30, 2016 I HAVE A 1054 DIESEL AND W1RGW FOR A LONG TIME. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #10 Posted June 30, 2016 A good heavy tractor is a handy thing to have when doing tower work for sure. Good job! N9MB since '77 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #11 Posted June 30, 2016 Glad your Horse was there for the tower move! KC9KAS since 2002. Hey maybe one of you fellows would want to climb my tower to mount my antenna......I don't do heights very well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,737 #12 Posted June 30, 2016 9 hours ago, Professor1990 said: ..guy says in his add that it is stuck in gear...so I'm kinda leery of it for the price he's asking Most of the time being stuck in gear is a quick simple fix. Have to loosen the Dogpoint screw,remove the shift lever, align the shift rails to neutral with a screw driver and put the shifter back in and adjust the dogpoint. Lots of threads including pictures on this site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,262 #13 Posted June 30, 2016 56 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Most of the time being stuck in gear is a quick simple fix. Have to loosen the Dogpoint screw,remove the shift lever, align the shift rails to neutral with a screw driver and put the shifter back in and adjust the dogpoint. Lots of threads including pictures on this site. He says it's a simple fix...I hate to drive almost 250 miles just to find that it's not though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,737 #14 Posted June 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, Professor1990 said: I hate to drive almost 250 miles Geographicly undesirable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,262 #15 Posted June 30, 2016 3 hours ago, 953 nut said: Geographicly undesirable! Lol we made the trip down there once when we bought my wife's Commando...I just hate to drive our old truck down there at 6 mpg and 2-2.50 a gallon gas to come back empty handed if it has something majorly wrong and he won't come off his price Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TDF5G 2,051 #16 Posted July 7, 2016 Another good reason to use the ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,191 #17 Posted July 7, 2016 On June 29, 2016 at 9:05 PM, N3PUY said: That looks like my tower BUT mine is vertical !!!!!! I also used a horse to get the antenna up there. Is that a geo metro? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N3PUY 1,031 #18 Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) Yep .... I had a Geo Metro. Had to get rid of it after 10 years. Floor rusted out. And the Opel GT went to Nantucket. Edited July 7, 2016 by N3PUY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites