Hi Scott,
I'm curious - did you calculate the total cost of your trip (including gas,
tolls, rentals, and your time)? I wonder whether you might come out ahead
if you were to sell the tower in Oregon and buy locally whatever kind of new
or used tower you want. Also, the HDX555 might not even be the exact tower
you would have bought if you were picking it out yourself. Some food for
thought...
If you decide you do want the tower, you might want to look into using
www.uship.com. I had heard great things about the site, and was going to use
it once myself to have a tower shipped. (Ended up not buying the tower.)
I did get as far as posting my need and receiving 3 bids. They were
amazingly reasonable.
GL whatever you do.
73,
John
W2ID
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Wheeler
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 7:27 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 51, Issue 48
GA All:
Just found out from my father (WC7N) that he took his tower down. It is a
USTower HDX555. They are planning on moving and he is giving me the tower.
Now, all I have to do is to get it from thew coast of Oregon back to my QTH
near Baton Rouge, LA. I am planning a trip out there later this spring to
bring back some other items they have for me. I will be driving a Ford F150
pick up truck. Right now I have been asking around to borrow a trailer to
bring it back on.\ but so far have had no luck in finding one.
Can anyone offer suggestions as to where to find a trailer to haul that back
(he said it is 24 feet collapsed and weighs just under 900 pounds). Any
other suggestions or help would definitely be appreciated. My main concern
is pulling it through the mountains and I am working on a limited budget.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
73's
Scott W5LSU
Scott,
Maybe you could go to the local boat yard and work out a deal with the owner
to rent a boat trailer for a few weeks. Just bring along about a 1/2 dozen
tie down straps and you should be good to go. If you can get an aluminum one
that would be better as it would be easier on the fuel mileage. Just be sure
the hubs are OK as you don't want a bearing failure halfway into or back on
your trip. A tandem axle trailer would be a little heavier but give you
better peace of mind and get you to your destination in case of a flat or a
bearing failure.
The trailers you find at U-Haul and such are most likely designed as wide,
relatively short flatbeds and are not long enough to properly support the
tower. And they will be very heavy if you were to find a long enough flatbed
trailer.
Rick
K4LX
Rick Wheeler
President
O'Malley Valve Co.
4228 8th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
TEL: (727) 327-6817
FAX: (727) 323-2771
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