- 1. [TowerTalk] Split legs (score: 1)
- Author: Jerry Head II <JerryHead@BlountBroadband.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:48:43 -0500
- I have a 180' Rohn 25g, the bottom section is cemented in the ground. This section has developed a 1" split in two of the legs. Is there a safe way to repair these splits? My apologies if this has be
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-04/msg00269.html (6,618 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Split legs (score: 1)
- Author: Gary K9GS <garyk9gs@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:20:27 -0500
- Hi Jerry, Some head scratching here and some ideas. First, the towers legs split because the base was installed incorrectly without adequate drainage in the legs. Water/condensation filled the base s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-04/msg00275.html (10,365 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Split legs (score: 1)
- Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:31:35 -0700
- We once "repaired" an 80' free standing tower with a bottom section bent near the concrete during the erection by pouring a concrete collar base around that section. The collar was about 4' tall, a l
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-04/msg00279.html (8,259 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Split legs (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:37:22 -0400
- It COULD be done without a crane, but obviously by someone with experience. The idea would be to rig up clamps on the tower and three hydraulic jacks. On a calm day the guys could all be loosened up
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-04/msg00285.html (10,018 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Split legs (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:18:20 -0400
- After a little more thought, the simplest fix might go something like this: Devise a clamp on leg reinforcement that would be SECURELY bolted to the legs above the splits and would rest on the concre
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-04/msg00287.html (11,150 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Split legs (score: 1)
- Author: Jerry Head II <JerryHead@BlountBroadband.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:00:03 -0500
- Devise a clamp on leg reinforcement that would be SECURELY bolted to the legs above the splits and would rest on the concrete via small foot plates (to distribute the weight a bit). This would foreve
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-04/msg00311.html (12,102 bytes)
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