I have an HDX-589. I'm in the planning stages for getting the tower installed. I ran across a driller yesterday that can drill the 10' deep hole to a diameter of 7' (87" to be exact). We have excel
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 13:17:21 -0600
No. If you can get a hole drilled vice dug go for it. I was offered factory made rebar cages suitable for either, take your pick. I chose square and backhoe over round and drilling as the lowest bi
My tower actually calls for a cylindrical hole... The hole should be engineered to support the load. Mine is 4 foot diameter x 8 foot deep. Depth is generally more important than area beyond footpri
Drillers that can do it are all over the place... usually within a few hours of one another depending upon the population base. The problem is that their machines generally are much more expensive th
The design drawings call for a rectangular hole with a rectangular rebar cage. An 87 dia hole will be a LOT larger and greatly increase your volume of expensive concrete. I just finished my tower fou
I ran across a driller yesterday that can drill the 10' deep hole to a diameter of 7' (87" to be exact). We have excellent soil here for self supporting towers, caliche. Digging by hand is out and u
I had a well-driller dig mine, circa 1998, around 4' Diameter by 9' deep. He was in and out in a few hours, and the total cost, including the concrete, was quite a bit less than the estimates I had f
I have round concrete bases on my all of my towers however they have guys and pier pin bases so there is no torque on the concrete. With a free standing tower there is torque, I guess you're saying t
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:47:05 -0600
Matt, Drillers who will come out in rural south central Oklahoma aren't in good supply. I searched a lot and found two. Best deal of the two for a 5 ft diameter hole 8 ft deep was $2000 and I was r
This is a great price for a backhoe op. I agree, I would not hire someone to do a job and also take responsibly for their drill bit, that risk should be included in their bid. I have often had troubl
On 1/20/18 7:19 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote: I have round concrete bases on my all of my towers however they have guys and pier pin bases so there is no torque on the concrete. With a free standing tower
Patrick, That is in line or maybe a bit cheap. Most wont probably wont go under a 4hr minimum and that aligns with about $500/hr. The actual hole of 5 x 8 could be drilled in 5 minutes if theyre hust
I hired 2 Marines at hirepatriots.com to dig a 3'x7' hole for a tower base last year. I provided shovels, buckets, cold drinks and lunch. I had rented a jackhammer from Home Depot, but the guys stuck
Clay, I emailed a fella by the name of Jeremy. He quoted me $2800 for a 10' hole. From the other post's on the subject probably a reasonable number. I'll still research the back hoe method. I'll be
I emailed a fella by the name of Jeremy. He quoted me $2800 for a 10' hole. From the other post's on the subject probably a reasonable number. I'll still research the back hoe method. I'll bet will
If you cannot find a backhoe op that meets your schedule you can rent one at most tool rental places for <$200. I have done this many times. I just spread the soil from the hole around the property u
I rented a mini-backhoe for about $250 (plus deposit), for a weekend, to dig the holes for elevated guy wire pipes for my 150 foot Rohn 45 tower. The first hole took about an hour, damaged some nearb