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4.5
UPDATE: I put my tree up and couldn't be happier! It rotates smoothly and so far, no noise to speak of. Seems really sturdy, the tree looks great!!! Highly recommend.I got a new 9 foot tree last year and the pole was too large for my rotating stand. I have been looking for a new rotating stand all year, but apparently I don't know how to measure the pole! I used a measuring tape and it looked like it is 2" across. The largest adapter for the many tree stands I looked at was 1.75" and I was disappointed. However, in reading reviews for this one, people said it had an adapter for a larger pole so I took a chance and ordered it.When it came today, I ripped it open and grabbed the adapters and headed to the garage with the 1.75 praying it would fit, and guess what? It was too large!! So I grabbed the 1.5" and it fits perfectly! (I did have to "twist" it over the spot where the crimped section is, and then it slid up the rest of the way easily. ) I could have saved a lot of trouble had I just measured the diameter and divided by pii, it comes out to 1.55, so lesson learned!In reading some of the reviews people mentioned it was "noisy" so I plugged it in and it is very quiet, at least so far. I will be putting my tree up on Thanksgiving, I will update this if a problem develops.I got the "gold" color because it was cheaper, although I wasn't sure I would like it. Well, I love it, it doesn't look cheap or garish, I think it will be perfect and I will no longer use a tree skirt because it will look great as is.Knowing that I could have used any stand with a 1.5" adapter made me stop and think if I needed this more expensive stand, still time to return it if I want to. But then I realized it holds up to 120 pounds and is very sturdy, the others did not look nearly as sturdy with 4 small plastic legs for support as opposed to this wide metal base. My original one also has a wide base, and my tree has always been very secure, even with toddlers and dogs bumping and tugging on it. So, I am happily going to keep this stand, I plan on it lasting for years of enjoyment for the entire family!!!!
