I'm not worried about saving 1 yard of concrete. I want to put the new
tower in the same location as the old one(wife's requirement) and I believe
that a yard of hardened concrete weighs too much to just pull it out of the
hole and start over.
Bob W6TR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@comcast.net>
To: "'Bob Maser'" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>; "'Talk Tower'"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Tower foundations
> For the cost of saving one yard of concrete I would think it would be a
> whole lot more expensive and work than starting over.
>
> 73
> Gary K4FMX
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Maser
>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:04 PM
>> To: Talk Tower
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower foundations
>>
>> I have a 3x3x3 foot concrete foundation in my front lawn that I have been
>> using for my HyGain HyTower antenna. MY plan is to remove the HyGain and
>> enlarge the foundation to 6x6x4. I have heard that it is possible to
>> hammer
>> drill holes in concrete, pour in a 2 part epoxy, and insert threaded rods
>> and this will be strong enough to be used for attaching a tower. I want
>> to
>> put up 60 feet of Rohn 65 and have it be self supporting unless a
>> hurricane
>> comes through the area, in which case I would put temporary guys on the
>> tower. Does anyone have experience with this epoxy method and can give
>> me
>> some direction on doing this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob W6TR
>>
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