Assembling the basic 17.5ft tower

Assembling the two sections of the 17ft roof tower is fairly easy. But it goes a lot faster if you use a power nut driver. The hundreds of bolts take forever when using a manual
operated socket set. I elected to place the piece parts on two 6ft long tables. That way you wont have to be bending over on your knees. The assembled 17ft tower is so light I can pick it up with one hand. Its a very good basic 17.5ft roof tower. Lightweight and easy to tip up. But I have a few suggestions to beef up the configuraton.

The only thing I dont care for is the use of tubular braces on the lower section. It would have been better if they had used angle metal braces on the lower section. Another thing is the ladder steps on one side only. It would have been better if the ladder steps were provided on all 4 sides. I suspect you could order it that way. And also ask them to include enough angle metal so you can make your own angle metal braces rather than using the tubular braces on the lower section. If you go with the angle metal braces on the lower section and have foot steps on all 4 sides, then I could be confident in climbing the 17.5ft tower. But I would be rather uncomfortable climbing it otherwise. If you were to accidentally step on one of the tubular braces, it could weaken the structure enough to be dangerous. It's important to note its not recommended to be climbing it to begin with. But there have been many who have -- at their own risk. The 17ft tower is so easy to tip over, it would be best to tip it over for any antenna maintenance. I elected to use the add on section to convert it to a 26ft tower. More on that later.