Next, after the climber is safely on the ground, we removed the 9 bolts (3 per tower leg) and the crane lifted the tower off its base. The picture below shows the tower being lifted off its base.
The crane then lifted the tower up and over my house as the next two pictures show.
The picture below shows the tower hanging precariously over my house! Fortunately, the cable did not break or that would have been a disaster.
Then the crane set the tower down in my front yard as shown below.
With the base near the ground, two of my friends positioned the tower base so we could lay the tower over and remove the antennas as shown below.
With those two friends steadying the base, the crane let the top end slowly come down as shown below.
As you can see below, unfortunately the tower rotated and the crane cable came in contact with the elements of my TV antenna and broke off one element and bent two others. I believe I can repair the antenna. However, the 2-meter "Ringo Ranger" vertical antenna on the very top came in contact with my neighbor's tree and broke completely apart - it is a total loss. The picture below shows the damage to the TV antenna.
The picture below shows the team disassembling the tower sections after the top antennas had been removed and the 20-foot mast removed from the top of the tower.
The picture below shows the six tower sections in the back yard with the mast and antennas on top ready for transportation to my new house.
