I ordered the installation kit for a 72' US Tower TX-472MDP and had the 4' x 4' x 8' hole dug and the base installed (just in case). The tower was delivered at the same time as a hydraulic lift for the garage (I need to stack Corvettes - but that's another story). Here's the tower story in photos:
I still had all my gear (well, at least the station I had when I "dropped out"). I have an ICOM 765,an Alpha 78 and all the accessory stuff. I also had an ancient Ham-M rotor whose terminals indicated a rebuild was needed. But I wanted one of those rotors that could be controlled from the rig so I decided to buy a new one. So, all I needed was an antenna, a new rotor and some computer software (to handle logging and to control the rig (do they still call them that?)) and I'd be back on the air!