I think I beams may be a better choice than pipe....I have seen I beams on a
300 ft commercial tower and it was a nice install....i used 6" pipe 14' long
for my elevated guy posts. i had the holes dug 18"x4' with an auger, at the
bottom i welded 6 scrap plates that were 6"x12"x1/2" (3 at bottom 120 deg and 3
above opposite 120deg) for the top i used the same size of scrap and cut 3
holes for clevis pins......i used 6 bags of quickcrete and about 6-5gal buckets
of broken bricks as coarse aggragate......they are pretty solid and i may even
fill them up with concrete this summer..............in reflection, the i beam
would be easier because of the elemination of welding the spreaders to the
bottom and you can cut attachment holes (after you cut and dress a portion of
the
I beam). it will make a good install......i will try to remember to take a
camera with me when i go to okc and get some pics of the elevated I beam guy
posts...73 de kd5qwo, david howard
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