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View from
2000 feet - KELO and KSFY transmitting antenna near Sioux Falls, SD
SFT Crew Vehicle parked in front of one of our favorite
landmarks.
Wreckage of a tower that fell due to anchor corrosion
SFT tool-truck and winch on Keven Rim in NW Montana in
January.
Riding the Line when man-rated winches and rigging equipment
are on site.
Rescue Training - fall protection and rescue training.
Training Day |
PCS Site Installation |
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Ground
level BTS compound for rooftop antenna site.
Monopole base compound with SFT Icebridge protecting RFFE
units.
Elevated BTS platform for flood prone site.
Elevated BTS platform on site with limited horizontal real
estate.
Self-supporting communications tower
Electrical distribution tower
Watertower support leg
Rooftop
Valmont double-decker
Pirod Low-profile
Stadium light pole replacement |
Sioux Falls Tower on Site |
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We work
year round
Winch and jin-pole on site preparing to top off a 300' tower.
SFT crew in the process of taking down a 300' tower.
SFT crew vehicle on a tall tower construction site, ready for
work.
Climbing with rope the first step in rigging a tower.
Cellular maintenance work at 350'.
Ready to stack iron
A sanitary site |
Building a Tower or "Stacking Iron" |
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Assemble
the Stub
Lift the Stub
Set the Stub
Place the Gin Pole
Jump the Gin Pole
Hoist a Section
Hoist a Section 2
Swing Section into Place
Make the Leg Bolts |
Big Iron or "Really Tall Towers" |
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High
Exposure Factor
Tower base ready to be set
Making the leg bolts at 1800'
Stacking a section on a 2000' tower
Waiting for the next section
View from the top of the WIO 2000' tower
Tower Inspection on the WIO tower |
Communications Work |
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RF Cabling
RF Cabling |
Just for fun... |
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Livestock
Containment
Zero-G?
Winch operator safety??
Electrical Safety
Billboard in Sioux Falls
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