Doesn't look like any Tri-EX I've ever seen... I have the CT-100 and I have
friends that hove other Tri-EX models, on is base mounted hinge plate and
the other was self-supporting with three extended steel arms from the top of
the base section. The not a Tri-EX moment for me was the hokie cable
tensioner on the exterior of the tower... never seen a Tri-EX rigged that
way... it also looks very light weight for a 89ft. Maybe its a Hy-Gain.
Good Luck.
73,
Dave
wa3gin
----- Original Message -----
From: "EZ Rhino" <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>
To: "Shane Autrey KI4M" <iam4thapack@yahoo.com>
Cc: "TOWERTALK@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crank Up Tower Identification Help Needed
Wow, that looks like a project, and I do believe it was a trailer tower.
It's got the mega flanges welded up a ways on the bottom section. Most
definitely a USTower, or their predecessor Tristao. How come all tower
Mfg.'s start with letter T? That is the perplexing thing.
Chris
KF7P
On May 20, 2013, at 18:10 , Shane Autrey KI4M wrote:
I spoke with the folks at U.S. Towers at Dayton this year and they said
the tower that I have acquired is a Tri-Ex and not theirs. Former Tri-Ex
employees say this tower is not a Tri-Ex and is more than likely a U.S.
Tower. The
dimensions are exactly the same as the current production TX-489 they
make. The section face dimensions etc match up perfectly. That being
said this tower has a home made folding base on it that will be disposed
of as it is just pure crap. This tower has a couple of mounting points on
it one for a
motorized winch (missing when purchased) and one for what appears to be a
hinge point a bit further up the tower face. I took some photos of the
entire tower and they aren't the best quality. I should take delivery of
the tower in the next few weeks. An old friend called me to let me know he
had purchased it for scrap metal weight. Such a nice tower didn't
deserve to be melted down. As photographed he said the tower weighed on
his scales a little less than 1600 lbs. It is obviously a 5 section
crank up and again outside face dimensions are exactly the same as the
current production TX-489.
Anyone know what a model # for this
thing would be? Any idea as to why it doesn't have any mounting flanges
welded to the bottom of the three legs? They haven't been removed they
appear to have never been there. I would like to use this tower and have
it installed properly but the lack of information is beginning to pile
up! It will obviously need recabled and a new winch but the mounting
base has me most perplexed. I can't help but wonder if it was on a tower
trailer but still lack of flanges is perplexing to me.
Photos at the link below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67862339@N02/
Shane KI4M
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