Universal Towers 15-50 Standard Duty 50' Foot Freestanding Aluminum Tower Kit

Base Option-Ground Mount or Roof Mount

The Ground Mount is the Most Common Application and pretty straightforward. The Ground Mount Hinged Base follows the Bottom Section Size and thus, so does the Concrete Pad requirement in correlation. All Wind Loads represented are predicated on this type of Installation in an open area away from other structures. For Risk Category Loading of Topography, Historic Wind and Communications Duty Type, Please contact us for a Quote.
The Roof Mount has additional requirements as Towers erected on this Base Fixture will Require Down Guys. Factory Engineering and Guidance to be invoked in ascertaining Height, Windspeed and Antenna Loading Limitations pertaining to Your Particular Installation, as will a Competent Structural Engineer to assess Roof Attachment and Load Bearing Methods. The Engineering will include the Guying Details based on the Information you have provided.

Top Cap Option-Collar, Thrust Bearing or Beacon Plate

Packaged Tower Kits typically include a Top Cap Section with 1 of 3 sizes of Mast Collar; 1-1/4" OD, 1-5/8" OD or 2.00" OD. You can Special Order Your Kit with a Thrust Bearing Top Plate welded onto a Mast Collar. The Thrust Bearing Top Plate is designed for the Universal Towers UV-TB158 and UV-TB2316 Thrust Bearings. (Sold Separately)
In Selecting the Universal Towers UV-BP Top Beacon Plate Option, the usual 11-TOP, 14-TOP or 18-TOP section will be substituted with a STRT Tower Section of the same size with hardware to Mount and Affix the UV-BP Beacon Plate. Field drilling may be required to mount any appurtenances onto the Beacon Plate itself, with hardware to be supplied by You or the Vendor of Your Particular Accessory or you can Cap your Tower with a STRT Section absent a Plate when Placing an Order by Phone.