still further embodiment thus it is intended that the present subject matter covers such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the disclosure and equivalents thereof fig1 shows a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of an apparatus 10 for constructing a tower 80 in accordance with the present invention tower 80 supports wind turbine 82 but towers made according to the present invention may support other equipment power lines or other objects any such towers may be constructed according to the present invention apparatus 10 includes a foundation 20 and a truss tower 40 located on the foundation 20 foundation 20 includes a plurality of hydraulic cylinders 22 shown in fig3 8 truss tower includes vertical legs 42 upper restraining truss 44 and lower restraining truss 46 as shown in fig2 the base 42 a of each vertical leg 42 of the truss tower 40 rests on foundation 20 fig1 shows a truss tower including two restraining trusses but more than two can be included and are within the scope of the present invention the restraining trusses 44 and 46 provide horizontal force to support the tower 80 during construction of the tower in particular the restraining trusses 44 and 46 counteract uneven forces on the tower 80 during the method of construction described hereafter fig9 shows a close up top view of a restraining truss such.