Hinge Plate Kit with Hardware

Refer to your Skystream Owners Manual for directions on mounting Skystream on the tower. If you have not raised a tower

before it is also recommended to first raise the tower without the turbine. Raising the tower without the turbine provides the

opportunity to practice the procedure without risking damage to the turbine.

A minimum of three people are required to raise the tower.

Position the remainder of tower mounting hardware and tools close to the tower foundation.

Securely connect the gin pole cable to the raising vehicle.

Very slowly, drive the vehicle away from the tower taking the slack out of the cable. Keep the vehicle inline with the tower

while slowly raising the tower.

WARNING:

As the tower approaches vertical it will reach a balance point. At this point two people can take over from the vehicle and

use the gin pole to manually lower the tower into the full upright position. The goal is to prevent the tower from falling

into the final vertical position after it passes the balance point.

With the tower vertical and resting on the foundation bolts, install the remaining nuts and washers and hand tighten the

nuts. Note that the tower may be tilted away from the hinge and it may be necessary to lower the hinge side of the tower

to fully thread the nuts on the foundation bolts.

If the tower was raised without the wind turbine, refer to the Lowering the Tower section and follow the instructions. If the

Skystream Tower Foundation Manual