I have the opportunity to put up a TX-455 tower on the property of my brother-in-law: 200+ acres and no zoning issues. He says, however, that there is limestone bedrock about only three feet down. Be
I would try digging the hole to the specs provided by the the tower manufacture. You should keep in mind that a self supporting tower requires a large hole than a guyed tower. Some rock can be easily
Dynamite! Mal I have the opportunity to put up a TX-455 tower on the property of my brother-in-law: 200+ acres and no zoning issues. He says, however, that there is limestone bedrock about only three
When I installed my US Tower HDX 572, I dug down 3 feet and found sand stone. I called a neighbor with a backhoe. He dug until it broke. I was within a foot of where I had to be. I rented an electric
Wow that video looks tough. When I lived in San Antonio NE side, I put up a W-51 self-supporting tower. I hired a concrete contractor and he had a great big fellow come to my house early in the morni
Hi Chuck, An engineered spread footing can be used instead of a deep hole. Some of the catalogs for big triangular towers show them. Enough mass and moment resistance for a self supporting tower can
Author: k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 16:32:12 +0000 (UTC)
What sort of shape is the bedrock in? Is it shattered? How big are the pieces? If you have to use "extreme" techniques to get the bedrock out, why are you removing it? You want your tower to
Tower talk has been great for ideas. The property is in the general area of a limestone quarry, and the owner, my brother-in-law-says he has never been able to get more than 3 to 4 feet before hittin
Clearly the foundation is everything when putting up a self supporting tower. Limestone is very possibly digable for this purpose with right machine. You should talk to a backhoe guy that has a good
Since soft rock may not be strong enough in tension for grouted or epoxied anchors, perhaps a bit of caution or maybe some consultation from a soils engineer. Anchors are A+ in solid granite and cure
Chuck I was worried about the same thing when I put up my crank up tower, but the rock was crumbly enough I was able to get down 8.5. (The following thought is not based on any engineering calculatio
Be sure when using the wood template to have correct side up, had a concrete contractor flip mine over & the back bolt did not line up. Gave them the UST drawing & they still tried to blame on me, He
Thanks to all for many good ideas and insights. My brother-in-law, who owns the barn and property I am going to use, is not eager to bring out explosives if we can avoid it. He is bringing out the he
Chuck - I dont know if the explosives comment was tongue-in-cheek, but I think I would stay away from explosives. The last thing you want to do is loosen the soil surrounding the hole. Besides the we
On 4/10/19 2:27 PM, Dick's wrote: Chuck - I dont know if the explosives comment was tongue-in-cheek, but I think I would stay away from explosives. The last thing you want to do is loosen the soil su
My first wife's father operated a marble quarry a few miles east of Tucson. He blasted all of the time. Once he asked me to pick up a case of dynamite for him from Apache Powder Company near Benson
<In addition to Steve's cautions, I would add that crank ups depend on <the hoist cable strength to stay elevated (unless a locking tower which <is designed to be guyed when locked). Guys add a lot o
Adding guys to a self supporting (not crank-up) tower comes up every now and then on towertalk. I do not have an engineering background however I also do not see the harm if properly done. Adding jus
We do this at times here on Vancouver island in certain areas where you have unforeseen weather patterns. Actually, Trylon has recommendations for guying SST's such as mounting in shale, mountains to