How to stand up heavy bow tower?

[ramrod]

Tractor on one side and truck on the other. Pick it up as high a possible with the tractor, then use rope and truck on the other side to tip it over. We do 33' tall windmills the same way.

[kmitchl]

1" tubing to way too small for a 10' tower. I use 1-1/2" 14 gage on my 8' blinds.

[az2tx]

1" tubing to way too small for a 10' tower. I use 1-1/2" 14 gage on my 8' blinds.

I used 3" 1/4 wall on my 12' blinds
A good wind would twist a 1" tubing blind

[Boomerang]

Triangles are your best friend.

^^^

[hammer63]

I've seen 12 foot towers made of 1 1/2" angle iron with 4x4 wooden blinds attached stood up with chains and a truck. Those towers were braced properly and were hell for stout. As stated above, triangles can fix most structural concerns.

[Goodfellah]

Always have your stand fully braced before standing up.

[Station39]

Go to redneck blinds website and check out how they stand there stands up. Very easy!!

[moon]

You need a A frame to stand up. I will look for a video we made a few years back to show you its easy as pie

[Brannon74]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7qczsqnt7E

watch these, but you can reduce stress on legs with a fulcrum 8.44 on video like a ladder.

[bmactx67]

We always use a ladder for a fulcrum. But for us its always a challenge.
I highly recommend cross bracing.