[TowerTalk] Tristao tower info still needed

[Dave Thompson]

Tristao really created the crank up market although others were in the market ehen I bought the CZ-471.  There was a remote control sold by Tristao and another group that sold a way to use your drill to crank up the tower.
I stayed with the manbual method but did replace the Fulter 1500 with a Fulton 2500 winch which made cranking up and down much easier.  Tristao al sold a add a section design thus a 71 foor could become a 84 foot tower.
The problem  was the section added was a low base so your concrete base needed to be replaced.  Jody at US Tower is the best source on these matters.
73 Dave K4JRB
-----Original Message-----
From: Darius Baker via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: May 3, 2021 12:22 PM
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tristao tower info still needed

I am so confused about how to post to this venue, hope this is it.

I have come into possession of a tower from a SK estate. There was a Tristao remote control there so I supposed the tower is a Tristao. I contacted a gentleman named Jody at US Tower . He said he went to work for Lou Tristao when he was in HS and moved to US Tower when they bought Lou out. Jody says my tower is a Tristao xx 484. Unfortunately I did not get the prefix letters down. This is a very heavy duty 5 section tower with a tilt base. I am looking for any documentation on this piece. I have a 1976 Tristao catalog but there is no mention of this unit. Jody says it was Mfg between ’76-’85.  Does anyone have ANY documentation on this particular tower or even a later Tristao catalog? Jody says is an 84’ tower based on 5 sections as opposed to the 4 sections in a 771.
Thanks
Darius
KN6KDT
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