[TowerTalk] Why are gin poles so expensive?

[David Robbins K1TTT]

The one special thing to know is: your life depends on the strength and
reliability of every piece of hardware that goes into it.  Yes, some people
have gotten away with making them out of hardware store parts including
2x4's and gradeless u-bolts, but you would never catch me up a tower using
anything like that.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Drax Felton
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 05:42
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Why are gin poles so expensive?
> 
> 
> 
> Why are gin poles for assembling for example, Rohn 25, so expensive?
> 
> The Rohn one is over a thousand dollars and even the kits are $250 and
> don't
> include the tube.
> 
> 
> 
> Isn't it just a pulley, rope, pipe, and some clamps?
> 
> Do I need to know anything important if I fashion my own from hardware
> store
> materials?
> 
> 
> 
> -Drax
> 
> KB3X
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