Author: Dick Blumenstein <rcblumen@centurylink.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 14:43:31 -0400
I have just completed a tower build which took me a good part of a year to do. Last October a rare tornado came through the area and devastated a lot of homes, trees and property. I started wondering
You can increase your home owner's accessory structure insured amounts. $50k for a 20 year old 72' crankup seems excessive. John KK9A I have just completed a tower build which took me a good part of
My tower and all are covered by my homeowners insurance as accessory items on the property. Don W7WLL You can increase your home owner's accessory structure insured amounts. $50k for a 20 year old 72
Author: Timothy Coker via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:02:19 +0000 (UTC)
As youve done check with your particular insurance. My old tower was indeed covered under accessory structure which also was 10% of my homes replacement value. Mine was damaged and the adjuster was e
Author: k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 17:46:46 -0400
pitch motor, mast and antennae if totaled (plus labor to haul away the broken pieces and INSTALL all the replacement parts) could cost $50K or more (for new), I was wondering if any other company i
Author: Andre VanWyk via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 16:47:01 -0500
I can tell you this. If it is a US Tower, you can probably budget on $28K to get a new 72ft HDX motorized tower in place on your existing slab. I was about to pull the trigger on buying two used HDX5
Author: k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 17:49:30 -0400
$50k for a 20 year old 72' crankup seems excessive. Perhaps but not when you include ALL of the labor to remove the damaged one and install the new one. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH W
Well US Towers apparently do not want to sell to hams. Tashtowers is significantly less expensive and the original poster installed a 20 year old tower. It is highly unlikely that the concrete base w
Author: Andre VanWyk via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 22:17:57 -0500
I got that feeling too when I talked to them. My estimation below excluded a new concrete base. I am sure Tash Towers will gain from potential crank up tower buyers. Shipping remains a challenge. 73
Author: Dick Blumenstein <rcblumen@centurylink.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 10:05:19 -0400
Hi John Yes, one could look at it that way; especially since it didn't cost me anywhere near that number. However, imagine waking up one morning to find the crumpled remains of your tower; one that t
My home owners covered something like $30K of personal property and that included the tower I was told ... I added another $50K of coverage for I believe it was $60/yr ... AND had them add to that "c
$50k for a 20 year old 72' crankup seems excessive. Perhaps but not when you include ALL of the labor to remove the damaged one and install the new one. No kidding - chopping the old tower into d
Author: Dick Blumenstein <rcblumen@centurylink.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 18:29:18 -0400
Thanks Gary Since I have another building on the property that could max out the additional structures money available (10% of policy limit), the insurance agent told me to insure that structure sepa
The tornado that came through did a number on our roof shingles (one side only) and another structure. The insurance company didn't ask how old the roof was, nor what they thought it was worth. We g
Author: Timothy Coker via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 20:28:50 +0000 (UTC)
John, remember that he has an existing concrete base that requires a certain model tower that only US Towers will sell to him new (or their distributors). He cant go buy a Tashjian model unless he wa
Author: Timothy Coker via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 15:40:48 +0000 (UTC)
Find an agent in your state who will want your business and most importantly will learn what ham radio towers are to educate underwriters. My experience of being dropped was that the dropping company
Author: Timothy Coker via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 15:53:48 +0000 (UTC)
I should add... the agent who was successful wasnt only able to get me insured, but he did so with one of the underwriters at Company A who previous agents said those underwriters said no. How is it
You can use other manufacture's towers of similar size and windload using the existing concrete slab. It's a simple matter of either drilling and epoxying in new mounting bolts or using an adapter pl
Author: Timothy Coker via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 23:35:51 +0000 (UTC)
Not going to even attempt to come close to your commanding knowledge of tower installation methods one bit John. Maybe my experience was a one off in the way that the insurance company wanted a certi
Author: k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2018 11:16:31 -0400
Actually just about ANY base of approximate appropriate size (or even smaller) can be adapted to just about any new base bolt configuration. I've also taken an existing concrete base and made