Hey do you remember what the name of the store was or where it was located?
Leonards Farm and Ranch near downtown?
Thanks,
Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Anderson <ww5l@gte.net>
To: Anthony Bowyer <adb1x1@yahoo.com>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Turnbuckles
>
> Anthony:
>
> I found some of the large galvanized and forged turnbuckles at a farm and
ranch
> supply store near Dallas/Fort Worth years ago, that's where some other
hams in
> D/FW told me to check. Yes these were big enough to guy most anything
one end
> was forged in a closed and forged circle (not the "hook" you sometimes see
than
> can open up and release the guy, while the other end was in a horseshoe
shape
> with a forged and galvanized bolt, secured by a cotter pin to keep the
bolt
> from falling out. I kept them for several years, then decided to put up a
crank
> up TriEx tower, so I sold them with the 40 ft. of Rohn 25 I had at my
former
> QTH. At max length these turnbuckles were about 3-4 ft long, while
minimum
> length was 2-2 1/2 ft.
>
> Tom, WW5L
>
>
>
> Anthony Bowyer wrote:
>
> > Thanks to everyone who responded to my last message
> > or two!
> > Anyone know a good source for turnbuckles for guys?
> > I'd like to find them locally, but I can't find any
> > that will take the tension.
> >
> > Thanks Again!
> > Anthony
> >
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