Recently, I had considered a UST and I was going to pick it up at their
Kansas location.
They informed me that they no longer provide a trailer for rent or
otherwise.
They may still have them at their California location.
Fortunately, I have local friends that have large flatbed trucks that I
could use.
As far as I can tell, there are no tower installers around here so I'll have
to do it myself.
Regards
Dave Harmon
NSRCA 586
K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Sperry, Ok.
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Karlquist
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:45 PM
To: Bill Erickson
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Hauling "Cradle" advice needed
Bill Erickson wrote:
> Gentlemen:
>
> I need to move a 24 foot long (when collapsed), 2,400 pound tower.
>
> I can not find a rental trailer that is longer than 14 feet.
>
> A long time ago I saw a ham towing a tower as a trailer. He had built and
> attached a cradle
> near the base of the tower. It had 15 inch car wheels and tires.
>
Someone told me that UST provides just such a trailer for customers
buying towers. You get a one day permit for it from DMV. You should
be aware that if the total length of your towing vehicle and trailer
exceeds 40 feet, you need a class A drivers license (like truck
drivers have). When I moved a 26 foot long 4000 lb tower, I rented
a flat bed truck because it was just too much weight for my van
to go over the Grapevine.
Rick N6RK
Rick N6RK
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