Sorry guys – I wasn’t clear ... the issue isn’t the bolt going in the hole. I
have a taper pin and I know how that is done .... the issue is the nut on the
bolt! IT won’t go on. It – the nut, has 3 dimples that Rohn now stamps in to
provide a locking mechanism. But its so aggressive that once the dimpled part
of the nut – the outside of the nut gets to the bolt you’re done turning at
least with the larger bolts. I don’t see how I can turn this without some form
of air wrench and then all the galvanizing is going to be stripped off! I
managed to get the nuts on the small ones in place – small bolts that is – but
it is pretty shiny where the threads are and not sure there’s a great deal of
zinc there.
Gary
K9RX
From: StellarCAT
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 5:24 PM
To: tower
Subject: Rohn Bolts
I’ve done a good share of towers over the years – all R45 (soon that will
include a 55) ... both new and used ... and I’m starting to put a new tower up
at my new location. This is R45. It is used. I bought new Rohn (yes – Rohn)
bolts and I’ve never had bolts that were SO tight before. These have a dimple
on one side – actually a set of 3. I’m sure it’s a self locking mechanism. You
can’t thread them on at all starting with the dimpled face – they won’t go – so
I’m pretty sure I’m doing it the right way ... the small bolts went on with
lots of effort seeming to strip the galvanizing off the bolt as they went on ..
the large ones don’t want to go much more than when the dimple gets on to the
bolt.
Is this correct? Should I expect this much effort now with their new bolts? Boy
if one had to put up a good deal of sticks in a day their arms would feel it at
the end of it. Hate to have to haul an air wrench up there :>)
Gary
K9RX
[I called Hill Radio, where I got the bolts, and they called Rohn while I was
on the phone (I didn’t talk to Rohn myself) ... Rohn says yeah they’re tight
but should be doable. They also said I’m probably putting them on backwards –
which isn’t possible as you can’t even thread them on on the dimple side!]
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