Roger,
You might want to look into your local industrial rental place and see if they
have - for lack of a better term, a powered wheel barrow. It seems that KN4RX
in Huntsville had the same predicament you are in (back yard tower, steep front
yard / soft soil content). I recall he rented a gas-powered wheel barrow to
haul the concrete. It had much more hauling capacity than a standard Sears
model and if the rent price is within your range, maybe rent 2 and tag team it
with a friend.
Best of luck es 73,
Roger ...
KA9EKJ
-----Original Message-----
From: ku8e@bellsouth.net [mailto:ku8e@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 4:10 PM
To: secc@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Re: [SECC] Looking for Concrete suggestions
I would think the only other way to get concrete to the hole you dug if you
are not hauling it there yourself or having them pump it through a hose from
the concrete truck is for them to dump it in a wheelbarrel and haul it back and
forth..... It seems like I have seen concrete at Home Depot where you just pour
it in the hole and just add water without having to mix it ???? I could be
wrong since I am not an expert at this ???
Jeff
>
> From: Gary McConville <wb4sq@yahoo.com>
> Date: 2003/04/16 Wed PM 02:50:57 EDT
> To: Secc <secc@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SECC] Looking for Concrete suggestions
>
> Roger,
>
> Unless the math has changed, it looks like you'll need
> 72 sq ft or 8 cubic yards.
>
>
> --- Roger Hackler <rhackler@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Hey gang,
> >
> > Hope everyone is well and had a great time in the
> > GQP. I got on for just a
> > little while and handed out Cobb County on 40 and
> > 20, but family obligations
> > kept me from playing.
> >
> > So, here's the meat of the question. I am in the
> > process of putting up a 50
> > foot Universal Aluminum Tower (50-9). I have the
> > hole dug and it is
> > slightly larger than the dimensions specified by
> > universal. Universal
> > specifies 4x4x4 and I'm closer to 4x4x4.5. My
> > calculations come up to just
> > over 2.5 yards of concrete.
> >
> > The problem is that there is no easy way to get to
> > the hole. My front yard
> > is very steep, so bringing a full size truck to the
> > back is not an option.
> > I haven't checked, but I imagine that pumping is
> > prohibitively expensive. I
> > don't relish the idea of carting 200 bags of sacrete
> > to the back and mixing
> > it.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas? This is the first tower I
> > have erected in the US,
> > ant when I did the last one in HL I had the help of
> > your tax dollars (thanks
> > guys!).
> >
> > As a side note, I'm concerned with the specs (or
> > lack thereof) that
> > universal provided. The base has no rebar in it.
> > With a block of that
> > size, I think Rebar is probably a requirement. Your
> > thoughts?
> >
> > 73 de KN6RO
> >
> > Roger Hackler
> > Senior Systems Engineer
> > Siemens Energy & Automation
> > Atlanta, GA
> >
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