[TowerTalk] Tower Replacement - what would you do?

[Andre VanWyk]

If you purchase from a tower vendor, they will load it for you. You need to 
arrange offloading at your QTH. For tower offloading, talk to a local 
wrecker company or if you have a buddy with a truck mounted crane, you are 
made.

73
NJ0F

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From: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:31 PM
To: "Andre VanWyk" <kr5dx at yahoo.com>; "Mickey Baker" 
<fishflorida at gmail.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Replacement - what would you do?

> If shipping towers, whether used or new, be sure to inquire if machinery + 
> labor is available to load & offload! The contents, of course, are very 
> heavy, and typically the carrier contracts to deliver from loading dock to 
> the far edge of your driveway/property, but not set in place where you 
> want it.  If the carrier does not provide it (forklift, "turtle", etc.) 
> the last couple hundred feet is on you.
>
> Even for a base, rebar, boxes of hardware, etc., this could be the case. 
> Caveat Emptor.
>
> 73
> dan
> k0dan
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Andre VanWyk
> Sent: June 18, 2013 10:57
> To: Mickey Baker ; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Replacement - what would you do?
>
> Mickey,
>
> I have had great luck using Uship.com on moving several towers and large
> antennas from all over the United States.
>
> In fact, I am moving two large Crank-up towers, (one being a Skyneedle 
> that
> is 27' long retracted!) with a bunch of antennas etc from AZ to MN for 
> less
> than what you are mentioning.
>
> You list your item, and carriers running empty in your direction will bid 
> on
> your load. They are all insured and I have had great success over the 
> years
> getting larger items to me.
>
> ..and no, I am not affiliated with Uship. I am simply passing a good
> experience over to fellow hams.
>
> 73
> NJ0F
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Mickey Baker" <fishflorida at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:13 AM
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower Replacement - what would you do?
>
>> As many of you know, my LM-354HD broke a cable and crashed recently from 
>> a
>> fully extended position. The reason for the crash is that the previous
>> owner had provided the wrong replacement cable for the tower. I was luck 
>> in
>> that my beam was not on the tower at the time, but the tower is a mess.
>>
>> I've been looking for a replacement that would fit on the current base -
>> RCB-70 in a robust base as specified for the LM-470 and the LM-354HD. No
>> towers in good shape have popped up.
>>
>> A while back, I reached out to Tashjian and learned that freight from 
>> their
>> factory to my place is about $3,000 - more than half the cost of the
>> replacement tower itself.
>>
>> My questions for the group:
>>
>> 1. Has anyone engineered a way to use the Tri-Ex/Tashjian base for 
>> another
>> tower? Aluma tower is relatively close by and, if I could make the 
>> current
>> base work, I would save shipping and have a lighter "temporary
>> installation" tower that is light enough to easily move.
>>
>> 2. Has anyone worked out a way to save shipping costs from Tashjian? For
>> example, if two or more people from the same geographical region (or on 
>> the
>> path to Tashjian's facility?) ordered towers, they could hire or take 
>> their
>> own truck and trailer.
>>
>> I'd appreciate the group's thoughts on the above.
>> -- 
>> Mickey Baker, N4MB
>> Fort Lauderdale, FL
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