We installed a Skystream wind turbine in the spring of 2008. This page shows the tower raising.

Using a ladder as a gin pole to get ready to raise the gin pole. Ready to raise gin pole
Raising the gin pole. Raising gin pole
The gin pole is up. This pole is half as tall as the tower and as the tower swings up, the gin pole will swing down, creating a “flying L” and lift the tower up. gin pole in place
The fun part - attaching the blades to the generator. attaching turbine blades
Tightening the blades by spinning them on backwards. tightening blades
The tower begins to lift. Lifting turbone up
The tower is about 1/3 up. tower 1/3 up
Another view of the tower raising. raising tower
The tower almost vertical. turbine almost vertical
The turbine is up! turbine up!
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