In a message dated 4/10/2008 8:38:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> Ok lets try again. I have a us tower that I purchased used in excellent
condition.I orderd anchor bolts from us tower,when they arrived they were not
galvinized nor were they bent at ninety degrees at the bottom.Being my first
tower this seems a little odd to me. Can any one elaborate on this subject?
Sure. You don't need galvanized (that's for another application) and
they don't need to be bent at the bottom. A welded nut at the bottom
accomplishes the same thing. A Professional Engineer calculated what's
required for your
application and that's what meets the codes and calcs.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
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