I'm getting pissed off

zanek 07-11-2004, 11:16 PM

Ok...I'm building my own tower...kick ass, we just stole the exact designe from last years Mastercraft towers...bought the aluminum...and hmmm, only cost 300 dollars for it all, instead of 2000..but thats ok. We have only one problem left...how to we attach our rope...I can't find anything here (in spokane wa) that will work. All people have is eyelits! HELP!

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 07-11-2004, 11:22 PM

what about the ball for a tow-hitch?

(oldirish) · (oldirish) **Join Date: May 2004** 07-12-2004, 12:58 AM

http://www.overtons.com
Overtons has a swivel for about 80 bucks. Hope this works for you.

Delron swivel

(cadmanic) · (cadmanic) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 07-12-2004, 8:03 AM

I bought a 6" long piece of 2 1/2" o.d. aluminum round stock and took it to a local machine shop where they turned it on a lathe and concaved the base for easy welding to the tower pipe. Total cost was less than 50 bucks.

Good luck.

sbvfive 07-12-2004, 8:53 AM

hitch ball it...weld a plate on the top of the tower, drill it out and throw your hitch ball on there...it works great.

(rem_pss308) · (rem_pss308) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 07-12-2004, 9:06 AM

Do it where it looks right, dont use the trailer ball. Like above get some rounds stock, and have it turned on a lathe. A machine chop can do it quickly and you will like it better.

(rem_pss308) · (rem_pss308) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 07-12-2004, 9:15 AM

Here is a picture of one some else did.

(cadmanic) · (cadmanic) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 07-12-2004, 9:47 AM

Here's a rendered pic of my design for more reference.

This ball is for mounting on a tower, whereas the picture shown above of the computer screen is made for a pylon.

ball

(levi) · (levi) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 07-13-2004, 7:21 PM

http://stores.ebay.com/Precision-Metal-Works