Hello all, I have a friend that lives in Nebraska and has a new house. He wants to put up his 40 ft universal freestanding tower towards the back of his house lot where there seems to be a lot of Gum
Hello you guys, Im just starting to rebuild a Triex LM470 and am checking to see if an Alfa Spid rotor will fit. While looking through the manual I cant see exactly how the rotor shelf fits to the to
Hello, Im doing work on a LM470 Triex and need the limit switches. Is it best to just order them from Karl or can I make them for it? What about the motor controls and such? Can anyone recommend the
No kidding, I have owned a Tennadyne T10 for over 10 yrs with no breakage(in Iowa). Iowa is in the 80mph category for wind survival ratings. 73 Mark W0NCL
Hello, I just bought a motorized crankup(LM470) and was wondering what the largest rotor anyone has ever got into that thing? What have you guys had success with? I want to use the alfa spid if possi
Hello, Does anyone have a 26 inch base for the aluminum Universal tower? I have a friend putting one up and he needs one. Just taking a chance to see if someone has one laying around. 73 Mark W0NCL
Hello, Does anyone have a crankup tower for sale? Id like one that is around 56 ft or so extended. It needs to handle around 20 sq ft at load. Im in the midwest(Iowa) but would travel for the right o
Hello, Does anyone know much about the Pirod freestanding tower line? Ive never seen them to see how they are built. Anyone with experience out there on this tower? Thanks and 73 Mark W0NCL
I used something in the joists as Im right under the laundry room in the basement. It was about an r21 or r22 product. Everyone thought I was nuts for putting that inside the house up in the ceiling.
Hello All, Working on my Triex crankup and need some Fafner KP6 bearings. Anyone know the best source to get these at? I may be able to get in town, but would like them at a better price if possible.
Hello Tower Talk gurus, I just wanted to let everyone know Im digging a 7 ft hole for my triex crankup tower today, by hand, I made the hole a little over 4x4x7. Im on a break watching my packers get
No need to worry, Pretty much all clay soil, nothing drops after digging it out, sides included. Third one Ive done this way, you would have to see it to believe it. But thanks for the concern! Mark
Hello Everyone, I need to splice 2 100 ft runs of 9913F to make it to my new tower setup and was all set to go with a male and female N connector. After reading the threads on using an N connector ho
In sorry guys, the frequency for this would be HF. Im sorry I didnt put this in my original post!!! Mark W0NCL _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self
Hello, What I did to pour about 7 yards of concrete for my LM470 2 weeks ago was to rent a concrete buggy. My tower pad was 150 ft from the cement truck. It cost about 70 dollars to rent the gas powe
This is how I calculated it too, 4.5x4.5x7.5/27 = 5.625 yards plus about another yard for belling it out was 6.5 yards. Mark W0NCL _______________________________________________ See: http://www.msco
Im going to to try the alphaspid from Canada. It looks like a great rotor and has fared pretty well in the reviews. Im going to put mine up in about a month on a LM470D with a 205CA. Time will tell!
Do you know what psi strength concrete you used? I think 4000 lb stuff is good after a week curing but Im not much of an expert. Anyone else? Mark W0NCL ______________________________________________