Nyloc nuts are great (as are "jet" aka "k" nuts) but be careful re stainless.
Look at rated strength vs say a grade 8 nut. A jet nut has a 160000 psi
strength, where you are talking 85k-100k for stainless
--
73 de KG2V
Charlie
> On May 7, 2014, at 3:46 PM, Tom Nicholson <Gunsrus1942@Comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Just my 2 pennies here, but I'm going to be using SS hardware but I'll be
> using SS Nyloc Nuts. Also if using SS, be sure to use never seize compound,
> if you don't, the nuts will almost for sure seize up if you try to remove at
> a latter date. Lesson "hard learned" with SS bumper bolts on my Hot Rod!!!
>
> Tom W1ALZ
>
>
>
>
>> On 5/7/2014 9:50 AM, Mark Pride via TowerTalk wrote:
>> Heard a story many years ago about a tower that was installed in KH6 with
>> stainless steel hardware and after time, with the constant trade winds, the
>> nuts all fell off.
>> There is vibration to contend with in certain places around the world.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mark, K1RX
>>
>> On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:44 AM, Mark Pride via TowerTalk
>> <towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
>> One other point on the tower hardware from Rohn these days. They have
>> changed their hardware where the nuts are designed to be put on the bolt ONE
>> time. To remove the nut, one will damage the thread of the bolt (sorry -
>> forgot the description of this design - lock nut?). Guess the concept is,
>> you put up a tower one time and never take it down! However to their point,
>> it prevents nuts from backing off (good thing).
>>
>> Regarding the new hardware you find in the tower leg of the new material -
>> you might want to change it. The current nut design has 3 indentations on
>> the surface - pretty easy to spot. Bolts are fine, just need to change the
>> nuts.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mark, K1RX
>>
>> On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 7:43 AM, Mike Ryan <mryan001@tampabay.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>> Larry is correct in that both the 25 and 45 use different size bolts and if
>> my memory serves me, this would be 4 different sizes in the case of these
>> two tower types. I have never seen washers used with these. It is
>> noteworthy, that should you be putting tower sections up, to be ABSOLUTELY
>> sure that the legs are clear inside. Run a garden hose through the leg to be
>> sure there is no blockage, or even push a ground rod through each one for
>> example. I can't tell you how many times I have found blockage in the
>> legs...dirt, mud, bugs, etc. And while on the subject, occasionally found
>> that the blockage was TOWER BOLTS that were packed in the legs by the
>> manufacturer which had never been found/removed. -Mike
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Larry
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 5:47 AM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN TOWER BOLTS
>>
>> 25G and 45G use two different sizes at each joint on each leg. I forget what
>> size they are offhand. DX Engineering sells leg bolts and their web site may
>> tell you what the sizes are or the perhaps the Rohn web site.
>>
>> 73, Larry W6NWS
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cal Zethmayr
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 12:02 AM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] ROHN TOWER BOLTS
>>
>> There is quite a debate at one of our local Saturday morning breakfasts
>> gabfests about Rohn Tower Bolts.
>>
>> Some say that Rohn uses two different size bolt sets for each tower section.
>> Some say that Rohn uses only one size bolt-washer-nut sets for all towers.
>>
>> So what are the facts?
>>
>> Are there different size bolt sets for Rohn towers, and are they different
>> depending on the tower ? 25G, 45G and 55G?
>>
>> Cal Z
>> W4GMH in Crestview, FL.
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