[TowerTalk] Valmont towers - here's a good one!

[Merlin-7 KI4ILB]

I use a helicopter to get up my tower. isnt that what everyone else does?
 Yea right!
 joe

> In a message dated 2/13/06 1:31:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> RLVZ at aol.com writes:
>
> Thought  some of you might be interested in the following Quote from the
> "Valmont Safety and Installation Guidelines".  Valmont   manufactures Rohn
> compatible 25 and 45 series tower sections and is   owned by PiRod:
>
>
>
> The "who owns whom" is the other way around. Valmont, who acquired  tower
> component/accessory operation Microflect in 1995 also acquired PiRod in
2001.
> Valomont now calls the Microflect/PiRod group Specialty
Structures/Engineered
> Structures, under the Valmont umbrella of  course.
>
>
> >8) "Do not climb the structure under any  circumstances.  The structure
is
> not designed to support a  man.  Climbing the structure may result in
death
> or
> serious  injury.  Climbing the structure will void the  warranty".
>
>
> Aint it wonderful what product liability claims  have done to the
industry?
> Gawd.
>
> 73, Bob  K8IA
>
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