[TowerTalk] Tower documentation (was: TRI-EX LS471 MOTORIZED CRANK UP TOWER)

[Robert Chudek]

TowerTalkers,

I don't have an answer for Wendell's inquiry. But...

While cleaning out my shed for a garage sale, I found a 1971 Tri-EX tower brochure. I have seen requests on TowerTalk for information on older Tri-EX towers so I decided to scan the product catalog and post it to my website.

There are 6 separate pages (about 1-Mb each) posted here: http://tinyurl.com/3cb7a3  
 
Page 1: Product description for T-237, T-354, T-471, and T-588 (20 foot sectioned) towers and T-218, T-327, T-436, T-545, T-652, and T-761.

Page 2: Guying locations and guy wire & parts required for each model.

Page 3: Text description of Guy As You Erect (GAYE) tower deployment.

Page 4: Two photos of Tri-EX towers in stages of deployment.

Page 5: Cross-section dimensions of nested tower sections.

Page 6: Guying chart.

I did learn something new when looking at the model numbers. The first number indicates the number of tower sections while the last two numbers show the final extended height. Simple as that is, the model number scheme wasn't obvious to me until I saw all the tower models listed together in this catalog [slaps his forehead].

Feel free to download these pages. I will host other catalogs of tower information for non-current models where documentation may be difficult or impossible to find. If there is an existing site for this type of information, please let me know. I don't need to be duplicating an effort, but would like to contribute to a common repository.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN



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Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:49:38 EDT
From: AD7Z at aol.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] TRI-EX LS471 MOTORIZED CRANK UP TOWER
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Hi folks,
 
I have found a tower in decent condition, but I can't find any specs for  the 
building inspectors. It has the old gray galvanizing vs, the bright zinc we  
see today. It uses a hinged base plate for anchor bolts. Hopefully someone  
out there has the info.
73,
 
Wendell ad7z