Tower hoist, platform and davit system

A method of securing a hoist system to a tower comprising a left tower leg and a right tower leg, the left tower leg connected to the right tower leg by a plurality of tower braces, the tower, the left tower leg and the right tower leg each having a top located above the ground, a bottom and a height extending from the top to the bottom, the method comprising assembling a hoist system by performing the following steps in any suitable order including simultaneously:

• a) securing a lower right clamp bracket system to the right tower leg by placing the lower right clamp bracket system at least partially around the right tower leg;
• b) securing an upper right clamp bracket system to the right tower leg by placing the upper right clamp bracket system at least partially around the right tower leg;
• c) securing a lower left clamp bracket system to the left tower leg by placing the lower left clamp bracket system at least partially around the left tower leg;
• d) securing an upper left clamp bracket system to the left tower leg by placing the upper left clamp bracket system at least partially around the left tower leg;
• e) providing a hoist system comprising a hoist beam comprising a forward end, a rear end, a hoist beam length extending from the hoist beam forward end to the hoist rear end;
• f) providing an upper cross beam and a lower cross beam;
• wherein, at least after complete installation,
• i) the lower left clamp bracket system is at substantially the same height as the lower right clamp bracket system;
• ii) the lower cross beam extends between the lower left clamp bracket system and the lower right clamp bracket system and is oriented generally parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the left and right pole heights;
• iii) the upper left clamp bracket system is at substantially the same height as the upper right clamp bracket system;
• iv) the upper cross beam extends between the upper left clamp bracket system and the upper right clamp bracket system and is oriented generally parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the left and right pole heights;
• v) the upper cross beam, the upper left clamp bracket system and the upper right clamp bracket system are located above the lower cross beam, the lower left clamp bracket system and the lower right clamp bracket system;
• vi) the hoist beam is connected to the lower cross beam and extends laterally from the lower cross beam;
• vii) the hoist beam further comprises at least one load-end sheave and at least one return sheave located rearwardly relative to the at least one load-end sheave, and further wherein a load line extends from below the hoist beam, at least partially around the at least one load-end sheave and at least partially around the at least one return sheave and then below the hoist beam;
• and
• viii) a brace cable connects the hoist beam to the upper cross beam and extends at an angle relative to the left and right tower pole heights and comprises an upper end connected to the upper cross beam and a lower end connected to the hoist beam.