[TowerTalk] UST 72' Crankup Tower Question

[W7CE]

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> I'm looking at the possibility of picking up a used US Tower 72' Crankup 
> tower. The current owner (not a ham) inherited it with a home purchase, 
> and wants to sell it as he has no use for it. He doesn't know if it's the 
> "Standard" model TX-472 or the "Heavy-duty" model HDX-572. Is there any 
> way to tell? Do they possibly have different widths at the base section, 
> etc? I'd like to know what to look for when I go look at it to determine 
> the model number before I consider buying it, as I live on a mountaintop 
> where I get substantial wind gusts.
> LJ

Measure the face width of the bottom section of the tower.  The TX-472 is 
21-5/8" and the HDX-572 is 25-5/8".

73,
Clay  W7CE