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We offer several items: student textbooks, Pocket Primers--excerpts from our huge Tower Construction book, and some apparel. When you're ready to order, simply click Place Order to go to our secure, online store. For those who would like to order by Fax, send an
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Our NEWEST book is a SUPER reference book that will blow you away. Just about everything and anything is in there, from Abrasives information to Wounds...and tons in between! Almost 800 pages of jam-packed information for anyone on most any type of job. Small enough to fit in your shirt pocket, too. Automotive, electronics, computers, geology, hardware, math, plumbing & pipe, steel & metals, surveying & mapping, tools and more! Well worth the small investment if you work in any hands-on environment! $12.95
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4th Edition Text Book
"Tower Climbing Safety & Rescue"
English $29.95 Spanish $39.95
242 pages packed with information on tools, knowledge needed for this type of work,
structural & environmental hazards, safety equipment, fall protection, man riding, rescue,
why the need for strict safety practices, an extensive glossary, and more.
This textbook is part of the climbing safety and rescue courses we offer at ComTrain, along
with other necessary materials important to your work. Give some thought to obtaining any
of our books if you haven't taken a course.
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Our POCKET PRIMER series stems from our 600-pg. Basic Tower Construction manual. We currently have 8 primers available, two of which are in Spanish. All are illustrated and pocket-sized for convenience. These are great books and you can read about their 'birth' HERE.
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This 190-page dictionary is chucked full of common & uncommon terms used in the
industry which will be useful to both veterans and new climbers to the steel. If you're
involved in the vertical environment, you know that this area has grown, and grows, by
leaps and bounds and some of the new information may not be found in other industry
pocket dictionaries.
Price: $8.95
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Volume #1 (from the RIGGING SECTION of our 600-page Tower Construction manual)
One of our earliest volumes in the series, "Soft Rope, Knots and Capstans", provides
70 pages of valuable information on rope construction, knots designed to help save your
life, mainenance of your ropes and more...all vital components of a safe climb.
Caution: Exposure to this book can cause readers to become certifiable "KNOT KNUTS"!
Price: $8.95
NOW IN SPANISH!
Price: $11.95
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Volume #2 (from the RIGGING SECTION)
As a complement to our Soft Ropes primer, "Wire Rope & Winches" goes on to teach
you about wire grades, selection, working load limits and much more that is necessary
for proper and safe climbing on and around towers. Nearly 70 pages of vital information.
Price: $8.95
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Volume #3 (from the RIGGING SECTION)
Almost 80 pages make up our "Rigging, Block & Tackle" primer. Slings, Hooks,
critical forces, wire rope end terminations, power sources, rigging hardware and more
are discussed and illustrated for ease in understanding.
Price: $8.95
Also available in Spanish for $11.95!
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Volume #1 (from the GENERAL SECTION)
NEW!! 80+ pages of information that will really help you grasp what's needed to survey.
Included are such discussions as surveying for tower sites, construction surveying and
surveying mathematics...all under Surveying Science. You will find triangulation, trigonometry,
levels, leveling rods & prisms, and more.
Price: $8.95
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Volume #2 (from the GENERAL SECTION)
Soils, foundation design, excavations, forming, rebar, inspections, concrete and more are discussed in this 80+ page primer. As with some of our other primers, illustrations, photos and
charts are all geared toward teaching about tower foundation work.
Price: $8.95
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"Basic Tower Construction" $79.95
This large book wil provide a general understanding of the construction of
towers throughout the states, selecting & constructing a site, and delves into
the maintenance & inspection of the finished site. Along the way, we visit the
numerous skills & professions that are required to build and maintain these
very special structures. Nearly 600 pages of information, references and tips.
History of the Industry of Tower Erection
Surveying
Regulations and Standards
Concrete & Rebar
Planning & Communications
Steel Erection
Job Tracking
Rigging & Tower Inspections
Antennas & Lines
Grounding
Ropes & Knots
Testing & Maintenance
General Contracting
Site Safety
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NEW ComTrain Polo Shirt. Now you can look and feel like a true tower
professional in our long-sleeved polo made of 99% cotton. This shirt
sports our world-renowned ComTrain tower graphic down the right
sleeve with our logo on the cuff.
Price: $39.95
M, L, XL, & 2X available now!
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Just a few of our original shirts left, also with our well-known climber graphic
on the sleeve, logo on the cuff and a durable front left pocket.
We only have a few 3X sizes available in this style, don't miss out!
Price: $39.95
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