Good tip. I need to find a way to fully extend this on the ground for inspection / refurbishing and that just might be the solution. Sean

Good for you, Sean. And PVC rollers can make a three man job a one man job when it comes to rolling and turning. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC

Congratulations! Looking Good! 73, Joe kk0sd

She's coming home!!!

How tall is the tip assembly ? And at what height does the pulley attach to the tower ?..

Ok....GREAT INFO.....I have another question... What is the height of the pulley mounted to the TOWER ? AND....didnt some just use a piece of steel around the tower tube...and some were welded to the

I can drive around the corner and take a picture of a W-51 thats folded over in half. He didn't have it all the way up and only a KLM KT-34XA on it at the time. A common problem with the TriEx towers

Many thanks to KX6D, AB2E, N4NM, WB4M and KJ6Y for the info and help. I appreciate the expertise found on this group! 73, Ken N2ZN

Hey Chuck, Thanks for the very generous offer! Let me say, though, to hold off for now. I actually don’t have this tower in my possession yet, but it looks like it will happen soon. I was just

Well this one went in around 1975. You can see some of the crusty stuff in these shots. I'd just feel a lot better if everything was cleaned up, inspected, refurbished and put up for another 40+ years

Great news ! Lester B Veenstra K1YCM MØYCM W8YCM 6Y6Y lester@... 452 Stable Ln (HC84 RFD USPS Mail) Keyser WV 26726 GPS: 39.336826 N 78.982287 W (Google) GPS: 39.33682 N

Hi Dan, Yes, Guenther / VE3CVS has taken over production as of last July and has been making TiltPlates and HexLocks since then. My web page is still maintained for support and has a notice that all

So no is he going to be making them from now on?

Why is it necessary to re-galvanize? I have had two Tash tower, over 26 years of experience, and never felt the need. Terry - W6LMJ

I might have jumped the gun, this came in from Karl over at Tash Towers just a bit after I posted here... "The tower has the pulley frames and anchor frames weld on while the sections are being

Has anyone ever pulled their Tri-Ex tower apart into individual sections? Specifically the LM-470. Was it difficult? Any pointers? I am looking to get mine re-galvanized and rebuilt before I put

Guenther / VE3CVS has agreed to help us moderate the group. Some of you may know that I transitioned my TiltPlate business to him last July. He is doing well and agreed to help us with this group

I'd take the blueprint to a fab. shop and let them make you one. 73 Buddy WB4M > > >

You can get the base from MFJ/HygIn. The Tri-ex base will not fit. Skip, KJ6Y. Communications Service Co Sent from my IPhone

Ken, I have a copy of the stress calcs for the HG52SS. It specs the weight as 400 pounds. I can mail you a copy if you want. It has good details of the base, and I had one fabbed. I can send you a