If they are “real” Rohn bolt kits they have lock nuts. No washers required. If
you look at the nuts, one side will have 3 little indentations on the face of
the nut.
They are galvanized for a reason. Galvanizing is soft, you won’t have any
trouble tightening to spec with normal hand tools.
If they are not Rohn bolt kits, I’d toss them and get real ones. They are
cheap.
Ken K6MR
From: Richard Lightner
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 10:17
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Rhn 45 bolts
Later this year I am going to erect a Rohn 45. Before I start this job, I
have been checking everything on the ground to be sure all is good. I
discovered that the bolts that connect the tower sections have been hot
dipped in zinc. They are very tight, and I think that it might be too
difficult to tighten them on the tower when I am 30 feet or higher. Should
I take a tap and die to clean out the threads? Lock washers were not
included. Should I get some zinc ones before I start this job?
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