- 1. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: weightdn@adelphia.net (Mike Rhodes)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:06:08 -0400
- The title says it all... We had an apparent microburst or severe downdraft or whatever they want to call it. Anyhow, it took out a perfectly healthy 60 foot Oak which took out a set of guys which in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00438.html (9,132 bytes)
- 2. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: k4oj@tampabay.rr.com (Jim White)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:42:21 -0400
- We had a 25G tower that we replaced with 55G......the original 25G base was a full section that was poured into a sunken 55Gal drum and a square platform near the surface....after finding a broken to
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00439.html (13,023 bytes)
- 3. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 22:16:18 EDT
- First, don't try to dismantle the damaged tower yourself - get a professional with the right gear and ability. Second, file a claim with your homeowner's insurance company. Just open the claim - you
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00440.html (9,287 bytes)
- 4. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: kbottles@rafn.com (Kim Bottles)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:44:26 -0700
- Mike, Sorry about your tower. Re; the attachment to existing concrete base. There are some very good epoxies made to use with concrete coring. About two months ago, I core drilled the old concrete ba
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00441.html (11,171 bytes)
- 5. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 22:11:27 -0500
- Sounds like it would hold, BUT.... It seems to me that one missing piece is the drainage. What about moisture accumulated inside the legs? Where is it going to go? I live in Minnesota. Those legs wou
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00442.html (7,880 bytes)
- 6. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: kbottles@rafn.com (Kim Bottles)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 20:28:30 -0700
- The legs in the concrete are filled to the top with epoxy and it does not hard freeze in Seattle. Also see LXC's post about epoxying in all-thread for a mounting base as an alternative. Hire the PE a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00443.html (8,397 bytes)
- 7. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: k2av@contesting.com (Guy Olinger, K2AV)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:30:24 -0400
- For this one, fill the bottom of the legs up to above ground with that dreadful expanding insulation foam (Great Stuff, etc), and just above the foam drill one 1/8 inch hole. You'll have to clean out
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00444.html (9,140 bytes)
- 8. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: k4oj@tampabay.rr.com (Jim White)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:36:28 -0400
- SAY WHAT! Ford N0FP has forgotten that just because a place gets hot don't mean it ain't wet! The populus here talks about how it ain't the heat but the humidity that gets to ya - and I fully agree -
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00445.html (8,094 bytes)
- 9. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
- Author: kb9cry@attbi.com (Phil - KB9CRY)
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 05:30:01 -0500
- Hilti makes concrete drilling tools and epoxy attachments which include adhesive and all. They are top of the line; we use their products for construction here at the plant. Look for them on the web
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00446.html (7,350 bytes)
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