The rebar cage for my HDX-555 installation ended up weighing something like 300 pounds -- OK, maybe it wasn't THAT heavy, but it sure felt like it when two friends and I toted it from the driveway to
Dan, I employed a wrecker to lift my U.S. Towers HDX-555 out of a semi trailer when it arrived. Make sure the towing company understands that you require a wrecker with an extendable hydraulic boom.
Jim, Hmmmmmm -- I guess "wrecker" is a term we Ozarks hillbillies use for what you might call a "tow truck." Sorry for any confusion... 73, Mike, KØMYW
I hear U.S. Tower has opened a plant of some sort in Lincoln, Kansas. Does anyone happen to know if they're producing their ham-market crankups there? Sure would cut down on delivery charges here in
When I purchased my HDX-555 about three years ago, I went through a dealer who subsequently has disappeared from the marketplace under duress. When the tower eventually arrived, I found it to have be
Recent comments warning against cinching coax with cable ties, etc., lead me to ask advice about a question I have with my crank-up tower. It's a U.S. Tower model, and I have the U.S. Tower standoff
I'm thinking of trying a dipole fed with oldfashioned 600-ohm ladderline. It occurs to me that, because the dipole will be center-hung from my tower, that I might ought to pay more attention to inter
My paranoid tendencies keep me interested in reading all posts about lightning-protection, even though there's not much I can do to change my present setup, which is: Tower base 10 feet from house, c
When my U.S. Tower HDX-555 was delivered, I'd arranged with a local towing service to have one of their trucks with an extendable hydraulic boom be at my house. In five minutes time (and for a measly
A recent inquiry regarding base grout prompts me to ask a related question that probably reveals mild paranoia on my part... After grouting between the concrete pad and base plate of my HDX-555, the
Tom, I am happy with my U.S. Tower 55-foot crank-up/tilt-over tower. The point others have made about the limited use of the tilt-over feature once a large beam is installed atop the tower is valid.
While over the years as a TowerTalk subscriber I've come to greatly appreciate Steve's vigilence in keeping threads on-topic, the subject of remote station/antenna sites is of growing interest as in-
Another vote for a tow truck equipped with a extendable hydraulic boom. Worked like a charm here with my 800-pound U.S. Tower HDX-555, taking only about 15 minutes. Cost about $50, including a $20 ti
I am very pleased to see this thread. My wife is a huge baseball fan. So, being a dutiful husband, I regularly accompany her to ballparks. And while she's cheering on her favorite players, I often pl
If you're serious about trying this method and looking for knowledgeable help, try tapping into your local sailing community. This is the technique that is commonly employed to step a mast (install a
With my US Tower HDX-555, I've just laid a length of 2x6 as a pad on the concrete base, then used a heavy-duty pry bar to start the tower tipping after letting out a couple of inches of cable on the
Congratulations on your new tower. But be careful how you use that forklift. When my first HDX-555 was delivered, it had been severely bent when someone in a freight depot had used a forklift to move