Pole mounts are 8 bucks at Skywalker. When you say 2 bucks are those used from the dish installer?
On 10/21/09, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com> wrote: > It comes from being a cheap S.O.B. Those J mounts aren't cheap new but the > used ones for 2 bucks are usually perfect. A little WD-40 on the adjuster > and it's all good. I don't know what they're made of, maybe some aluminum > alloy but they are really light, I doubt they have much value as scrap so > the 2 bucks is probably more than equitable for them. > > This is a metal yard that I deal with. Have the landfill lady hint to the > junk collectors that good tower sections not bent or damaged much might > bring more cash. They get really careful if they think they might make an > extra 50 cents. > > Bob- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:06 PM > To: WISPA General List; sarn...@info-ed.com; 'WISPA General List' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing. > > VERY Useful! I am going to make a sign and go visit my local > landfill lady real soon. > > Thanks for a great idea. > > Mike > > > At 10:35 AM 10/21/2009, Robert West wrote: >>Scottie, >> >>I've had some minor success by talking to a local metal scrap yard. It's a >>pretty good sized one, they put up a small sign at the pay window saying >>that if they get any tower sections to not crush or bend them. If they get >>a get sections they call and I go over. It's usually old American Tower 8 >>foot sections, like TV tower, but some are pretty useful. They charge >>usually 30 cents per pound and I pay a few cents over that for good > sections >>in exchange for the sign next to the pay window. A month or so ago they >>called and I had to go out to a field to look at some that were too big for >>the metal collector guy to take into the yard. 2 80 foot heavy duty free >>standing towers in good shape laying in the field all overgrown with weeds. >>150 bucks for the pair. Didn't know how much they weighed so I just > offered >>the 150. >> >>They will also hold old DirectTV dishs and the J arm mounts for them if the >>sorters remember. Those are handy to have at 2 bucks each. As long as I >>pay more than scrap value, they are all over it. They usually have more >>stuff than I need though. >> >> >>Bob- >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>Behalf Of Scottie Arnett >>Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:25 PM >>To: wireless@wispa.org >>Cc: motoro...@wispa.org >>Subject: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing. >> >>What is a good price to give for a standard Rohn SSV tower, 100' with >>sections 7N, 6N, 5N, 4N, and 3WN in real good shape, each section still >>assembled, already down and ready for loading. I priced it new at around >>$8500. I have looked at www.usedtowers.com, but those are way higher than >>what I got this one for. I already won it at auction, but just checking to >>make sure I didn't screw up. >> >>Do any of you know where to find used towers besides qth.com, eham.net, >>ebay, and usedtowers.com? I have a few local places, but I am looking to >>expand my searches beyond those mentioned and local. >> >>TIA, >>Scottie >> >>Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as >>$30.00/mth. >>Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - >>---- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - >>---- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- >>WISPA Wants You! 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