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1. [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: rfman45 <rfman45@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:30:34 -0500; I'm installing some Rohn 45 with base being a half section in concrete. I see that there has been a TT discussion of whether to coat the legs of the buried section where they exit the concrete on top; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-06/msg00273.html (7,498 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:35:28 -0400; Hi Mike, The DELHI-brand self-supporting tower instructions here do not specifically reference the necessity of coating the in-cement leg extensions with ANYTHING... They DO, however, explicitly stat; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-06/msg00274.html (8,256 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: chas <chasm@texas.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:46:03 -0500; Eddy... ok, can you say that again? my understanding is that he is taking a 10' section of 45 and putting 5' of that into a hole and then filling it with concrete. Same thing I did with a 25G. Btw, I; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00086.html (8,945 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: K8RI on TT <k8ri-on-towertalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:08:03 -0400; To quote the ROHN Catalog: Do not drill out bolt holes that are undersize as it will remove the galvanizing and leave bare steel exposed to the elements. Use a taper pin (drift punch) to enlarge the; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00087.html (9,854 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>; Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 07:16:53 -0400; Hi Chas, The Delhi-brand tower sections--including the base extensions that are placed inside the concrete base--have bolt holes at each end for attaching to the next section(s)...the extensions are; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00091.html (10,747 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: K8RI on TT <k8ri-on-towertalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:50:41 -0400; I would think the cross braces between the legs would be far more efficient making the bolts redundant 73 Roger (K8RI) _______________________________________________ ________________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00092.html (11,898 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: Tom Haavisto <kamham69@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:09:55 -0400; Think of a Rohn BX tower - same thing. If the tower is taken down/removed, only the stubs stick out of the concrete, and get left behind. Its a taper tower. By purchasing new legs, the tower can be i; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00093.html (8,985 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>; Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 11:13:55 -0400; Hi Roger, Read the line you just saved again--there are no cross braces at the base extensions...! : >) ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ** _______________________________________________ ________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00094.html (13,477 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>; Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 13:22:21 -0400; Hi Again Roger, On second reading of your note, what you say makes sense to me now--but in order to benefit from such a scenario, one would have to bury in concrete a complete 8' tower section...and; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00095.html (14,789 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: "James Wolf" <jbwolf@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:20:28 -0400; If you are not using the concrete for a self supporting tower, why not use a roof top platform? Poor the concrete with long bolts to bolt to the plate so it won't move. Set the tower on the plate and; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00097.html (8,768 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: K8RI on TT <k8ri-on-towertalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:12:53 -0400; That approach is so common it's what I thought of when you said "base extensions". To me a base extension is ... well an extension of the tower base which most often is a short (5' or there abouts) s; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00100.html (17,092 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: Mark Ketchell <k5er@arrl.net>; Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:03:55 -0500; Several years ago, I went to assist with a tower removal. It was only about 40 feet, with nothing but an old 2 meter vertical on it, but owner was now too old to remove it himself. Owner said it was; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00108.html (8,790 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1): Author: K8RI on TT <k8ri-on-towertalk@tm.net>; Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:26:33 -0400; What you describe is just with dirt bases. I don't know the actual conditions, but a dirt base and high humidity does not necessarily mean a failure. I've seen the same things with tower bases (secti; /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00112.html (14,447 bytes)

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