To all: I have a used US towers HDX 555 I'm installing . I live in a sandy area and wonder how others have dug a 5x5x7 hole, installed reb ar cage, and filled with concrete, without it caving in?
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If your soil is so sandy that your excavation will cave in, you may not be able to use the US Tower foundation design. Sandy soil might need a mat foundation or an upside-down "T" design. The US Towe
Exactly this. If the soil is so loose that it can't hold it's own shape it most likely isn't going to be able to withstand the compressive forces that a normal tower foundation needs to be able to ap
With no callsign in your email address or post it is difficult to guess where you are located. My previous house Illinois had sandy soil, but it was compact and stayed together when I dug holes. If y
There was a recent thread about the EZ Way Wonder Ground Post. Some people said you were supposed to bury it in sand. Are there "loose sands" and "firm sands"? Sand is sand, right? I don't know what
I had an ES-Way tower about 50-years ago and I remember (barely) the "pack in sand" option. I think the "bury in sand" concept would work if you could dig the appropriate sized hole in real soil and
I believe that the Wonder Post in sand works if the area around the specified hole is hard soil. There was a recent thread about the EZ Way Wonder Ground Post. Some people said you were supposed to b
On Long Island, we had sandy soil. The 40'tower EZway wonder post was installed. It was an unsatisfactory installation. The wonder post had to be braced when cranking tilting the tower up or down. No
Hire a competent contractor. Here in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, we have exactly this problem (except they want a 5x5x8 foot hole). A good contractor can meet all of these requirements, including allow
Living in FL, I am quite familiar with sand. Every QTH I've had in FL had sand for "soil" Walls falling down when I was digging were not an issue when I dug for bases...on the first day. However, if
Seems to me the more important consideration is whether 5x5x7 is enough for your specific situation. Most such plans are counting on a certain firmness to the soil, rather than relying solely upon th
To all: I have a used US towers HDX 555 I'm installing . US tower sent me new anchor bolts and a print of foundation and it says undisturbed soil and forms can't be left in hole. There are times when
To all: I have a used US towers HDX 555 I'm installing . I live in a sandy area and wonder how others have dug a 5x5x7 hole, installed reb ar cage, and filled with concrete, without it caving in? I'm
To all: I have a used US towers HDX 555 I'm installing . I live in a sandy area and wonder how others have dug a 5x5x7 hole, installed reb ar cage, and filled with concrete, without it caving in? Are
If there are any kind of earth tremors or earthquakes your tower may disappear. The local system vibrates and acts like a bowl of jello. Ask the folks in or near the sink holes. Spencer W1GAK _______
The sand there was most likely beach sand composed of rounded grains that can "slip by" each other. The fine sand, recommened to me by EZ way in ~1973, has "sharp" grains that really pack together an
The sand there was most likely beach sand composed of rounded grains that can "slip by" each other. The fine sand, recommended to me by EZ way in ~1973, has "sharp" grains that really pack together a