My tower guy came down off my Rohn 25 tower after doing some routine
maintenance a couple of weeks ago. He said that I was missing three bolts
out of the tower legs. I asked if he figured that they just vibrated out and
he said that it looked like they had disintegrated from rust. I guess that
Rohn didn't put all "good bolts" in the tower sections.
Anyway, I got the new bolts from Hill Radio for $1.60 (They come in sets 3
big ones and 3 small ones.) Guess checking that kind of thing is a good idea
with hurricane season upon us. He also made me cut those old mesquite trees
away from the guys.
Bill, W5VX
>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of AA6DX - Mark
>Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:17 PM
>To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn tower bolts
>
>I concur ... having my belt snag on "outies" has always made me grouchy ...
>I prefer "innies" ...
>and, I must add, have never had a nut come loose that I can remember..
>but, I have seen many that were way "over-squished" ... tight is good,
>sets
>the leg, but over-do is no-no ..
>I have run the coax both ways .. in the tower and out... and, through the
>years, decided OUT was much more convenient, and makes the feed easier to
>replace, re-vamp, etc...... 73
>Mark Nelson - AA6DX
>
>mailto: AA6DX@ARRL.NET
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "K8RI on TowerTalk" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
>To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn tower bolts
>
>
>
>
>> Also - you are unlikely to put your wrench inside the tower to tighten
>the
>> bolt. You want to turn the nut when tightening - turning the bolt will
>> ream
>> the galvanizing from the hole.
>
>That's why I use a ratchet and deep well socket. I find the bolts sticking
>out on a ROHN 45G to be hazardous, so all of mine have the nuts on the
>inside.
>
>As my tower is climbed often and the torque checked about once a year I
>have
>little concern about a nut coming off. The only short coming I find is if
>I
>want to bring the coax cables and control cables down the inside of a leg.
>Then it takes some precautions going around the bolts.
>
>Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
>
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