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Tower Climbers

Are there any crews left in Indiana that :

1) Show up when promised;
2) Show up sober;
3) Don't have kill problems current or recent;
4) That are affordable;
5) That retrun phone calls.

My old climber no longer climbs. Think he's 80 now. Retirement. And he is still in better shape than anyone half his age.

Two years ago I hired a reputable comapny to have a crew come in to paint a short tower. (Grey) "We have a crew doing work and want your business" Paid a fee upfront then to pay half at end of paint job.

I had at least 6 sub contractors for the reputable company show up to do the job, look at it, then promise to come back alter in the week after another job.

Finally after 8 months I call and a crew shows up. Brushes and paints the tower in 3 hours. 200 foot tower. Paint all over roof, cars, building, gravel, animals. Paint never dries on tower. Cows lick it off.

I send a letter outlining the problems. Paint still not dry.

Tower company spends 6 months asking why the bill isn't paid. I keep referring to the letter sent day after the paint job which has a warranty. Eventually (7 months) another crew shows up and brushes the tower one day then paints it the next. looks good now. I didn't get a bargain price on the job and didn't try to bid them down. This was a full rate full price job.

I have an antenna problem. High vswr bad signal. I called a crew who was to show up last week. The day they were supposed to be at the site and I was I finally called and left a message. No reply. Later caught someone live and was told another job slowed them. Another date goes by and I call and speak to a live person with no callback.

In the last 10 years this seems to be the norm. Are there two way companies, cell companies that do broadcast work? Looking for Eastern Indiana Central portion of the State.

Thank You
 
Your first five requirements are mutually exclusive. If you want service when promised you must go to the larger providers, and it won't be cheap. Thanks, JBI
 
Call E.R.I. They're fairly close to you. They aren't cheap, but they're inexpensive in total.
The old hands have all retired. The younger ones who know what they're doing, also know what it's worth. The lunatic fringe is still there at a reduced rate. You're going to get roughly what you pay for.
 
This outfit has done some work for me in IN. Great work, low pricing, pretty reliable as long as the weather is.

Russ Newkirk
Newkirk Communications
812-338-2733
812-569-1869 cell
 
I use to use Pat Allen in PA - I don't know if he/they are still around, but their crew came when promised and did the work well.
 
88.9 Miracle said:
This outfit has done some work for me in IN. Great work, low pricing, pretty reliable as long as the weather is.

Russ Newkirk
Newkirk Communications
812-338-2733
812-569-1869 cell

This is the guy that promised to show up last week and then didn't call.

I have called him at least 10 times since and no returned phone call. His wife made some excuse and promised he would call back.

I can't give him a reference of any kind. The day he was to show up we had great weather. I still have an fm antenna with high vswr and waited on him to show up and fix it.

If he had said I can't do the work I'm busy, great. He told me he was busy for a week and I waited on his schedule to open up and didn't call anyone else.

I think i have found someone now but not this guy.
 
Wow. Good to know. Let me know who you found and their pricing. Is it comparable to Newkirk? I may need someone for a job next year.
 
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