Most Bolt/fastener distributors will probably carry a grade 5, hot dipped
galvanized bolt which I believe are what ROHN uses, but I agree. Why not
just call ROHN and purchase what they use. It'll be a few more bucks but
this is not a place to economize.
I would not use cad plated bolts.
Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
> Going all over, looking for replacement bolts, checking into the
> properties of stainless, etc. I think we are reinventing the wheel here.
>
> Why not just call Rohn or whoever sells their parts and order the
> "official" bolts. The cost won't be much higher if at all than shopping
> around.
>
> I'm not the bigget fan of Rohn (being a PIROD user) but lets face it. Rohn
> has been the industry leader for over a half century and they supplied the
> bolts that would properly do the job. Their engineers knew what they were
> doing. If they felt stainless was better, they would have spec'd it and
> raised their prices accordingly.
>
> Simple... use the OEM parts and you will be fine.
>
> Oh yeh, and don't use scrounged / used bolts... you don't know where they
> have been!!
>
> 73 and be careful on the iron.
>
> Mike KM1R
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