72 ft telescoping fold over tower - December 17, 2025
$ 2112.0
Description
Note to Buyer - This is "LOCAL PICK UP ONLY". Ebay rules are I have to confirm Buyer shipping before they will release the Buyer's money minus Ebay fees to me. I had a fellow in ALASKA 2,900 miles from my location who paid. He wanted me to band the tower, pay for a hoist, and never found a shipper to pick up to take it to a ship in Washington to transport to Alaska. This dragged on for weeks. I asked him to back out of the buy as he was having trouble shipping to Alaska. Ebay refunded his money but Ebay charged me $817.89 Service charge. I have disputed that charge as the Tower has not moved since I listed it in 2023. This is a heavy tower, 1,200 pounds and 22 feet long. My xyl and I moved it with a rented 20 trailer 150 miles from Utah to Idaho. I will assist the buyer with loading the tower on a trailer but not pay for banding or rent a hoist. With Chinese Tariffs on steel going up, the new prices of this tower, more likely than not, will be going up from 13K.. See the date on the newspaper June 4, 2025 See HRO current price picture. This is a self-supporting US Tower TX-472, The tower is still in production. Requires a 4 by 4 by 8 foot hole filled with concrete. I did not crank it higher than 60 feet with a 4 element cubical quad. Includes the base and a homemade tilt over assembly. Common question is "How to get the tower to me?' aka Shipping. When we moved from Utah to Idaho, 2 of us took the tower down on round logs, about 4. We rented a 21 foot trailer and using logs to support the tower as we used a come along hitch and pulled the tower onto the trailer. the weight of the tower 1,000 pounds did not need side straps just chained to the front of the tower is where we unloaded the tower along the side of the shed on blocks to keep off the ground. Of course the option is to pay for shipping, that can cost a lot. since this tower is about 65% less than a new one, still a bargain in my opinion.Price of steel has doubled since I bought it.
Item was accurately described, with properly double-boxed packaging with fast shipping. I was very impressed with the appearance and working condition of this vintage item. I am happy to install it in the restoration of my radio equipment. A++ transaction in every way. Thank you.
I was delighted to receive my order today. It was securely packaged and arrived in beautiful “ like new” condition. I couldn’t be happier. I highly recommend this seller. Thank you for making Ebay such a safe and reliable place to shop.
Super fast shipping , packaging was like it came from Fort Knox , Item was better than described, you can’t beat the value !! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE WITH THIS SELLER !!!!
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