Ted, the only person that can give you a definitive answer about this is an
engineer with knowledge of your local soil conditions and what the
overturning moment is for that tower at its rated capacity and windspeed.
J.P.
W2XX/7
On 3/14/2004 2:02:05 PM, k2qmf@juno.com wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> The plans for an LM-470 base call for a
> hole 3.5 X 3.5 X 7.5 Feet deep. (Aprox 3.4 yards).
>
> My question is, would a hole 4.5 X 4.5 X 7 Feet deep
> (Aprox 5.3 yards) be acceptable even though it is
> 0.5 feet less deep ???
>
> Many Thanks for any input on this.
>
> 73, Ted K2QMF
>
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