What I have seen, it is only the portion closest to the surface that corrodes. I have found iron pieces buried for hundred of years with only slight corrosion. Scrap iron, stored laying on the ground
If they make fiberglass guy lines, why can't they make fiberglass anchors? Chris KF7p _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
Hans... In my experience this is not true. I have some photos of my failed galvanized screw anchor which I can send you. The failure was a good 3+ feet below the ground surface, however I expect the
I have copper clad ground rods near the guy anchors and the copper is going to want to strip the galvanising away as well.. 73 Mark N1UK Hans... In my experience this is not true. I have some photos
Ocean liners have sacrificial anodes on the hull. Especially in the area where the brass propellers are. Mark N1UK and the rust protects it from deeper corrosion (think: ocean liner)...galvanized anc
If the galvanizing is compromised and you have a bit of soil moisture you have the makings of a battery with the steel or iron as one plate and the galvanizing as the other. This battery (actually si
Guess its different when the guy anchor is in concrete: http://www.lmrsitestandard.com/guy-anchor-grounding/4-11-image-1/ then again, maybe not: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source
Prolonged exposure to air and moisture are needed for corrosion. The "chemicals" in the soil along with the PH, "May" accelerate the process considerably. Dissimilar metals will accelerate the proce
I've put up many short towers with dirt bases... Rohn makes a drive in base which is nothing more than a pier pin plate with some steel welded on the bottom to drive into the ground. I had my local w