Never seen the aluminum ones. Every Dish/Direct dish mount I've seen are epoxy paint coated steel.
At 05:54 PM 10/21/2009, you 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! 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