The 12' of aluminum is at the top- the Chromemolly is in the tower. The aluminum portion of the mast has VHF/UHF antennas mounted on it; probably the heaviest thing on the top 12'of the mast is the F
I wouldn't attempt to lay the tower over while extended; I think that's almost certainly an invitation to disaster. The tilt assembly was not designed for the load it will encounter when trying to ti
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44900 This is a hydraulic ram from Harbor Freight for $159.99. It comes with a spreader (bottom center of the picture- looks like a we
Ace Hardware via Amazon.com. Go to Amazon.com and search for B000UETK98 (this is the ASIN). Price: $5.66 Shipping $20 +/- per coil Technical Details: Type L soft Boxed 3/4ID x 100 Coil .045 Wall Thic
My ground connections are made to the three legs of the tilting fixture rather than to the tower legs. This allows me to tilt the tower without having to detach the ground straps. Based upon the larg
I don't recall this having been discussed before, so here goes. How does cold galvanizing affect continuity between two pieces of metal? For example, if you have a tower made from angle steel (like a
I've seen a lot of commercial tower sites with propane tanks. The tanks are sometimes underground and sometimes located in a corner of the enclosure. I've got a 500 gallon tank buried about 15' from