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Subject: [TowerTalk] US Towers Raising Fixture Model # Question
From: "larryjspammenot@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
Reply-to: "larryjspammenot@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:26:20 +0000 (GMT+00:00)
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Several years ago, I purchased some used tower equipment. One of the items in 
the purchase was a brand-new (still in the shipping packaging materials) US 
Towers "Raising Fixture". This is the accessory unit that mounts on the tower's 
"T" base, on top of the concrete foundation, that lets you lower the crankup 
tower to an almost horizontal position. Then you can do any servicing to the 
antenna and tower near the ground. US Towers lists several different models of 
Raising Fixtures for their crankup towers in their latest catalog.

I'm trying to determine what the model number of this raising fixture is. Even 
though it's still unused, I don't see any model number tags on it anywhere, 
after taking it out of the packing materials. It's in two separate packages 
that were originally shipped via UPS Ground to the recipient (now an SK), who 
ordered it but never put it to use. The heavier/larger of the two packages 
contain the heavy vertical post that goes to the bottom single bolt of the "T" 
base, and it has the winch, cable, and pulleys. The second package has the big 
rods that extend to the two bolts in the "T" base, where the tower will 
actually tilt over. The combined weight of the two packages (including a few 
pounds for packaging materials) is 188 lbs. 

I don't see anything similar in current US Towers' catalogs, that correspond to 
a weight of 188 lbs. I see a model TRX-80HD weighing 155 lbs., and a TRX-100HD 
weighing 220 lbs. I believe I've even seen one more listed thats a much 
heavier, larger one yet, on some of the dealers' web pages. I'd like to find 
out which one I have, to find out if I need to order a different one that would 
be the correct one for one of several towers that I'm considering installing. 
I'm currently in the building permit planning and concrete base contractor bid 
process. 

If anyone has any idea what model number this unit is, please let me know. 
Perhaps this is a discontinued model -it was shipped from US Towers when they 
were in Visalia, CA (they're now in Woodlake). I don't see any date on any of 
the shipping tags to get an idea of its age. 

Larry
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