In a message dated 4/4/02 9:12:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, ve7hcb@rac.ca
writes:
> With somepeople using the crane to help put up the tower, why pour
> the oncrete pad?
Uh...because it's what the manufacturer specs and your local building
department requires?
> I have seen some large blocks of concrete put in the gound with a crane to
> hold various traffic control lights. Now most of these lights are off to
> the side of the block, so they should hold a number of towers. Probably
an
> adaptor for the cast in bolts would be all that is reuired.
Get an engineer to sign off on it and it sounds good to me. (Note:
SARCASM.)
This is a typical amateur "solution" to something that is well documented
and understood already. Highly NOT RECOMMENDED unless an engineer blesses it.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for amateurs
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