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1. [TowerTalk] broken tower section (score: 1)
Author: Joe Barnes <n4jbk@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:31:40 -0400
I have a friend that has recently had a rohn 25 tower fall in a severe thunderstorm bending and breaking the section at the bottom. The tower is in concrete. Is there a best way to mate a section bac
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00108.html (6,736 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] broken tower section (score: 1)
Author: "Roger \(K8RI\)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:54:11 -0400
We need a little more information. First I'm making the assumption that the tower is properly guyed as 25G is not self supporting although that kind of damage sounds as if a guy broke or the tower wa
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00110.html (10,057 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] broken tower section (score: 1)
Author: "W5CPT" <w5cpt@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:08:53 -0500
I personally would never use a tower section that had fallen. So my answer is throw it away. The stresses each tower section experienced make them suspect for failure and I would not sleep well think
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00111.html (8,796 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] broken tower section (score: 1)
Author: "N7mal" <n7mal@citlink.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:39:33 -0500
Joe my answer is going to sound like a smart-a but I'm very serious. First a compromised tower is compromised forever. It will eventually cause more damage than if you replaced it today. There is a v
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00112.html (8,703 bytes)

5. [TowerTalk] broken tower section (score: 1)
Author: michael castellano <mjpc48@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:41:16 -0700 (PDT)
I would cut the stubs at the surface of the pad, and SCRAP the remaining bottom tower section without even a second look. I would then put in a new base plate with new bolts. (drill/epoxy)(might need
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00113.html (7,604 bytes)


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