Nevertheless, the point is well taken that an exprienced backhoe operator
can save you needless expense.
Regards,
Bob AI7M
----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <k3bz@arrl.net>; <k1ttt@arrl.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] The tower base is poured BUT...
> In a message dated 10/4/03 10:13:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
k3bz@arrl.net
> writes:
>
> > I think my mistake was to use a backhoe operator with little experience
> > digging tower base holes, and too large a bucket. Live and learn
>
> IT WASN'T A MISTAKE. Backhoes are NOT precision tools. In my
experience,
> about 90% of the holes dug end up bigger due to sloughing, rocks, etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
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