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For Sale Heights Tower 61’ self-supporting motorized fold-over aluminum tower.

How would you like to have a 61' tower that supports 23 square feet of antennas at 80MPH but be able to work on the antennas and tower with nothing more than a step ladder? And be able to do this all within 15 minutes! You can't get a tower system easier than this that supports this much antenna, and has no guy wires! The key is the hinge section, Dayton motor and screw drive system.

My tower is the "new style" aluminum 61' self-supporting Heights Tower (www.heightstowers.com) that has a motorized fold-over mechanism (Dayton ½ HP with screw drive, motor never kept outside) and a 5' heavy duty hinged tower section. The tower is in very nice condition.

It is spec'd for 23 sq ft of antenna @ 80MPH, with full Maryland PE stamped drawings (I will include) that were accepted by the building inspectors when I installed it in 2006 and later in a 2009 move.

With the motorized fold over mechanism all tower and antenna work is done from the ground! You cant imaging how nice it is to do tower work at anytime by yourself, no waiting for helpers or the weather! To fold over the tower for work all you have to do is attach the motor with a few quick bolts, plug it into an extension cord, remove 1 big bolt (easy) and flip the switch. In about 10 min the tower is folded over for easy antenna work.

Also, this is truly a tower a single person can install, I know as I did, twice. The only special equipment was a backhoe (or soil boring drill that the local septic company did for a small fee), and the concrete truck to pour straight into the hole. Some pics of the tower and the install process for both times are below.

Every tower piece was able to be hand carried and installed. A pick-up truck could easily transport the tower pieces.

The tower is comprised of the following major components:

  • AC18-131 Aluminum Center Tower Section (weighs 25 lbs)
  • AC18-131 Aluminum Center Tower Section (weighs 25 lbs)
  • AC18-172 Aluminum Center Tower Section (weighs 36 lbs)
  • AJ22-172 Aluminum Junction Tower Section (weighs 36 lbs)
  • AC22-225 Aluminum Center Tower Section (weighs 56 lbs)
  • AC22-225 Aluminum Center Tower Section (weighs 56 lbs)
  • AJ26-225 Aluminum Junction Tower Section (weighs 60 lbs)
  • Base legs for leveling
  • 26-225 Base Section (weighs 80 lbs)
  • Fold-over Kit
  • Screw Actuator System, 1.25" dia.
  • Dayton ½ HP Gear Motor, 120V

Also includes:

Top Shelf 18-131
Rotor Shelf 18-131, drilled for rotator
Thrust Bearing
Antenna Stand-off arms w/ mast



The Tennadyne T-8 HF Log Periodic, Directive Systems 6M beam and Prosistel PST2051D rotor possibly could be part of the package.

 

Actual tower pictures ay my Davidsonville QTH. Click on image for larger picture:

 



Installing the tower the easy way! Local septic company used their 4' diameter septic bore truck which took all of 5 minutes. Then I dropped the rebar cage in and set the mounting bolts on the form I made. Then the local concrete company does a direct pour.

My first install of the tower in 2006 was done with a backhoe, it was not as neat as the septic bore (which was actually cheaper to do) but worked just fine. This was also done with a concrete snorkle truck:

Manufacturer's pictures of the heavy duty fold-over mechanism and motor, the fold-over system can lift about 300 lbs of dead weight at the top of the tower. Click on image for larger picture: