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Re: [TowerTalk] Why are gin poles so expensive?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Why are gin poles so expensive?
From: Tim N9PUZ <tim.n9puz@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:56:24 -0500
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Drax Felton wrote:
> 
> Why are gin poles for assembling for example, Rohn 25, so expensive?
> 
> The Rohn one is over a thousand dollars and even the kits are $250 and don't
> include the tube.
> 
> Isn't it just a pulley, rope, pipe, and some clamps?
> 
> Do I need to know anything important if I fashion my own from hardware store
> materials?



I do not know for sure but I expect that it's a combination of it 
being a much lower volume product that say tower sections and a whole 
bunch of product liability.

Tim, N9PUZ
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