[TowerTalk] Tri-Ex now Tashtosers.com

[Gene K5GS]

Karl Tashjian worked for Tri-Ex for 15 years and signed off as a PE on 
their towers.

When Tri-Ex closed the doors the tooling was sold to Will-Burt a firm 
that makes military and commercial towers. Their intention was to add 
the ham market to their line, or so it seemed in the year 2001.

Will--Burt made a few Tri-Ex designed and Will-Burt re-engineered LM-470 
towers.  Their commercial / military upbringing shined through, the cost 
to build their redesigned foundation to PE certified specifications was 
at commercial levels.  They delivered a few LM-470s with this new design 
and shortly afterwards quit the ham business.

There is a long and sordid story of a handful of people that were caught 
in the middle of the transition between Tri-Ex and Will-Burt, deposits 
paid, bases shipped - installed and no tower that would fit the old base 
design.

Fortunately for the ham community, Karl opened Tashjian Towers shortly 
after Will-Burt walked from the ham market. Karl sells a good product, 
Will-Burt too makes good products but I think they would have priced 
themselves out of the ham market early on.

Cheers,
Gene K5GS

On 3/18/2017 10:02 PM, DAVE WRIGHT via TowerTalk wrote:
> Looks like Tashtowers.com now has most of the Tri-Ex towers stuff (I -think- they bought all the Tri-Ex inventory?); & is still in the commercial & amateur tower business here:http://www.tashtowers.com/
> The catalog w/my tower info is also in this total catalog listing. Likely others as well? Check it out:http://www.tashtowers.com/docs/2017_Tashjian_Towers_Catalog.pdf
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> It's not the listing of everything that would be listed prior to Tri-Ex going out of business, but it shows all they currently sell; as well as drawings/catalog/parts/ diagrams of their wares within the catalog.
> Good enough f/me; maybe not for those w/towers older than ~95' or so (when Tri-Ex folded?) But they sell the parts too which is good. Look f/your tower & see what's there. If it's not listed, worth your time to check to see if they have old Tri-Ex parts selling under the new name even if not listed.
> All the best, 73 Dave K6JOX
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