[K3CAL] 50 ft Tower Trailers Up for Auction

Wed Sep 21 09:16:38 EDT 2016

fyi ... 

85 tower trailers(50' crank-up) up for auction. 

See below and http://pmi.vihn.net/auction/1000000994_MOBILEBROADBANDTOWERTRAILERS.asp 

They are in Texas, so a long haul to get back home. 

No idea what their wind load capability may be. 

N3AE 

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1. Re: Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband Tower Trailers 
(Jon Pearl - W4ABC) 
2. Re: Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband Tower Trailers 
(Jim Brown) 
3. Re: Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband Tower Trailers 
(jimlux) 
4. Re: Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband Tower Trailers 
(Roger (K8RI) on TT) 
5. Re: Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband Tower Trailers 
(Steve Maki) 
6. Re: Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband Tower Trailers 
(Perry K4PWO) 

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Message: 1 
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:51:41 -0400 
From: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com> 
To: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband 
Tower Trailers 
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On 9/19/2016 9:30 PM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote: 
> 
Okay, that last post was pretty ugly. It was a pretty HTML email that 
was mostly stripped of content. 

The information in the link below is for 85 tower mounted crank-up and 
tilt-over towers (85 individual lots). 

"(85) LATE MODEL MOBILE RADIO TOWER TRAILERS TO BE SOLD AT LIVE WEBCAST 
AUCTION" 

http://pmi.vihn.net/auction/1000000994_MOBILEBROADBANDTOWERTRAILERS.asp 

Click on the icon in the middle of the page to view the individual 
trailer/tower lots. 

73, 

Jon Pearl - W4ABC 
www.w4abc.com 

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Message: 2 
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:03:36 -0700 
From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> 
To: towertalk at contesting.com 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband 
Tower Trailers 
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On Tue,9/20/2016 10:51 AM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote: 
> Click on the icon in the middle of the page to view the individual 
> trailer/tower lots. 

Some important considerations. 

1) Where is this stuff located? 

2) How are the trailers equipped for towing, how big a vehicle is needed 
to tow them? 

3) What about licensing for the trailer? You'll probably need a license 
to tow it home. 

73, Jim K9YC 

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Message: 3 
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:13:14 -0700 
From: jimlux <jimlux at earthlink.net> 
To: towertalk at contesting.com 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband 
Tower Trailers 
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On 9/20/16 10:51 AM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote: 
> 
> On 9/19/2016 9:30 PM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote: 
>> 
> Okay, that last post was pretty ugly. It was a pretty HTML email that 
> was mostly stripped of content. 
> 
> 
> The information in the link below is for 85 tower mounted crank-up and 
> tilt-over towers (85 individual lots). 
> 
> "(85) LATE MODEL MOBILE RADIO TOWER TRAILERS TO BE SOLD AT LIVE WEBCAST 
> AUCTION" 
> 
> http://pmi.vihn.net/auction/1000000994_MOBILEBROADBANDTOWERTRAILERS.asp 
> 
> Click on the icon in the middle of the page to view the individual 
> trailer/tower lots. 
> 
> 
> 

MOBILE BROADBAND TOWER TRAILER, AMERITRAIL MDL. FSI-512, new 2010, 50' 
3-section tower, hand winch, (2) storage cabinets, extendable tongue, 2" 
ball hitch, (Asset # 034-T), TX lic. Plate 39186D, VIN 17YBP1211AB044413 
(in Odessa Yard) 

https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/plant-and-machinery-inc/catalogue-id-bscpl10131/lot-de4f687f-129b-4e4c-b8ef-a683012bcf18 
might get you a picture. 

It is a single axle trailer, looks like has some outriggers and a very, 
very long tongue. 

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Message: 4 
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 18:59:53 -0400 
From: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net> 
To: towertalk at contesting.com 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband 
Tower Trailers 
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I tried to answer earlier, but Charter failed and the Internet has been 
down most of the afternoon. You've probably discovered it by now, but 
these are in Texas. All the lots I looked at used a 2"ball. Nothing on 
the license, bu there's contact info. I'd assume (which is never safe) 
that they will require a trailer license. I'd get one from my own state. 

Looking at the info, they are all 50 ft, 3 section towers for broadband 
which to me indicates they "probably" wouldn't handle a big wind load. 
They "look like" any good 3/4 ton and up pickup truck could haul one, 
but that contact info is there. 

They "look like" a good set up for a club on FD (small 3 and 4L 
tribanders, rotating dipoles, and VHF antennas?) 

My son has a big GMC pickup and has been hauling some good size boats 
from New England To Fl, so I could get him to bring one up, but from GA 
to TX, to MI would not be cheap. 

73 

Roger 

On 9/20/2016 Tuesday 2:03 PM, Jim Brown wrote: 
> On Tue,9/20/2016 10:51 AM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote: 
>> Click on the icon in the middle of the page to view the individual 
>> trailer/tower lots. 
> 
> Some important considerations. 
> 
> 1) Where is this stuff located? 
> 
> 2) How are the trailers equipped for towing, how big a vehicle is 
> needed to tow them? 
> 
> 3) What about licensing for the trailer? You'll probably need a 
> license to tow it home. 
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC 
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Message: 5 
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:43:02 -0400 
From: Steve Maki <lists at oakcom.org> 
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband 
Tower Trailers 
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On 9/20/2016 14:03 PM, Jim Brown wrote: 

> 3) What about licensing for the trailer? You'll probably need a license 
> to tow it home. 

We used to routinely tow both transportable satellite dishes and 
portable towers without license plates. We got stopped a couple of times 
but when we described the contraption in the back as an *implement on 
wheels*, similar to a compressor, they always relented and let us go. 

OTOH, a permanent trailer plate in MI is only $75, so if you want to 
avoid getting stopped at all, it's probably worth the cost. 

-Steve K8LX 

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Message: 6 
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 02:04:44 -0500 
From: "Perry K4PWO" <k4pwo at comcast.net> 
To: <towertalk at contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband 
Tower Trailers 
Message-ID: <[email protected]> 
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Many of them have TX trailer plates... It's the $3000 deposit to bid that 
has me concerned! Sounds like they expect them to go well above that. 

Perry K4PWO 

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Auction: (80) Ameritrail Mobile Broadband Tower 
Trailers 

On 9/20/2016 14:03 PM, Jim Brown wrote: 

> 3) What about licensing for the trailer? You'll probably need a 
> license to tow it home. 

We used to routinely tow both transportable satellite dishes and portable 
towers without license plates. We got stopped a couple of times but when we 
described the contraption in the back as an *implement on wheels*, similar 
to a compressor, they always relented and let us go. 

OTOH, a permanent trailer plate in MI is only $75, so if you want to avoid 
getting stopped at all, it's probably worth the cost. 

-Steve K8LX 
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