[TowerTalk] Tower regulations for home brew towers in the US?

[EZ Rhino]

Interesting....

So how about other towers from non- "recognized manufacturers" such as the Force 12 aluminum crank ups? (not really a tower company, I mean).    I don't think you can get "real" engineering plans on those.  Also there are several out of business tower companies such as the old EZ Way stuff...I guess if you get in a bind with the city you're basically hosed with that tower?  Or how about one of the military AB-577 units, those aren't really "towers" either, you could be in trouble trying to convince your city to let you use one.

Buyer beware?

Chris
KF7P




On Feb 22, 2014, at 9:34 , Jim Cassidy wrote:

There have been at least 2 times in the Portland,Oregon area where permits were held up by a request from the authorities requiring inspection of the welding at the factories manufacturing the commercially made towers.  The 2 companies involved were Rohn and US Tower.  with some legal help the requirement was dropped.  
I am sure it would have been a real problem to try to permit a tower not from a recognized manufacturer.

KI7Y