Hi All, I was trying to sell my father's 50' Glen Martin (18" side) tower and Hazer when my wife (to my pleasure and surprise) decided she would be OK if there were guy wires in our backyard if that
Art-- don't worry about being "underground" -- when the time comes to move, simply go rent a Bosch electric jackhammer, and wham bang the concrete down a foot or so, and then cover... worky worky ...
Offer to tint the concrete green or paint it, but for safety reasons the concrete must stick up above the ground. Especially if you live in an area with freezing weather. Not only is there a greater
Hazer when my wife (to my pleasure and surprise) decided she would be OK if there were guy wires in our backyard if that got me on the air (gotta love her). My father, N0JT, has sadly reached the poi
Assuming you have the room, just dig out around the tower base, say 6" or so and out about 10'. put in pea gravel up to within about 2" of the top of the base. Make sure the area is well drained. The
Art: Tell your wife it's not a good idea to allow galvanized steel of the tower to be buried below ground level - rust and falling over of the tower come to mind - if you were to sink your concrete b
Art, Maybe you shouldn't show your wife these photos: http://www.stuofdoom.com/blocks.html They're the guy wire anchors from the Tuckerton Wireless tower installed in 1913, and demolished more than 5
The area of dirt from the tower base center to a short radius away can be counter-sunk several inches below the surrounding ground. In essence, a round or square pan is created that can be filled wi
Sincere Thanks to All: Mark, Jim, Jeff, Steve, Roger, Gene, Frank (yes, even Frank, with that wonderful link!) and Paul: Thank you all for the good input. To Steve...the tower is aluminum (Glen Marti