I am a Rohn dealer and I could not verify if his tower was Rohn or not so he
could not get anything from me to prove it. There have been many "Rohn
look-alikes" over the years and some are pretty good copies. Rohn puts no
identifying marks on any of their regular sections that I have ever found.
They do stamp part numbers on shelves, some top plates, and some bases. I
think they leave the identity off of the sections intentionally so it will be
much harder to implicate them in a tower failure lawsuit . . . I seriously
doubt you can get any help on this from Rohn. They would LOVE for you to
purchase a new tower so what is in it for them to help you identify the old
one?
I would like to hear about it if they actually give you any help . . .
Stan w7ni@teleport.com
km1h@juno.com wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:03:48 -0400 "Mills, Chuck" <millscl@msx.upmc.edu>
> writes:
> >
> >All,
> > Before I start calling manufacturers, I would like to request some
> >help
> >identifying a tower that I recently acquired. It looks EXACTLY like a
> >Rohn
> >25-G from all of the pictures on their WWW site but, before my
> >township will
> >issue a building permit, they require documentation that what I am
> >doing
> >will meet or exceed manufacturer's specs. To do that, I need to be
> >sure of
> >the model of tower for obvious liability and zoning issues.
> >
> > I have looked up and down on every section of the thing to no
> >avail.
> >Is there any way to know for sure? Do they stamp any kind of
> >identifying
> >markings? I have not asked ROHN yet if they can "certify" it as being
> >a 25G
> >(which makes providing specs and docs on design easy at that point...)
> >but
> >I'm afraid they won't do that with just a phone call and some
> >pictures.
> >
> > Any ideas? My only other option would be to sell the used
> >tower,
> >purchase new one and go from there.
>
> Bring a section to a Rohn dealer and have them identify it for you and
> maybe even confirm on their letterhead.
> If you cant find a dealer, check with a few of the 2 way shops. Many are
> actually direct Rohn purchasers for their own needs and do not advertise.
>
> GL Carl KM1H
>
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Chuck / W3YNI
> >
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