It is still spring, actually maybe still winter in Wisconsin. My soil
is so wet I have not been about to mow for a couple of weeks. If you
wait until the summer the ground will dry up and it will be much
easier to install your tower foundation.
John KK9A/4
Don Solberg K9AQ
I was planning on purchasing a used US Tower HDX-572, 72 ft crank up
tower. It looks like I may have run into a problem with the foundation. I
had some trenching done today for a new well and discovered that the ground
water level is just slightly lower than 6ft. US Tower specifications call
from a 7.5 foot deep hole. My soil is mostly sand, so in addition to not
being able to go down 7.5 ft, I probably also want to make the foundation
wider.
Is it practical to put up the 72ft tower with a wider pad, or should I look
at getting a smaller 55ft tower? Another alternative is find another
location for the tower. I have about a 10 ft hill on another property that
I own across a gravel road. This would most likely eliminate the ground
water problem but I would have about a 300 ft cable run and I would have to
trench across the town's gravel road.
I am looking for recommendations.
73,
Don K9AQ
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