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Re: [TowerTalk] Subject: Re: Tower Legs in Concrete

To: "Bill Feissner" <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>, <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Subject: Re: Tower Legs in Concrete
From: "Mark Robinson" <markrob@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:38:18 -0400
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I made sure that the concrete base pad was slightly domed where the legs 
come out of the concrete and I also have a good slope on the top of the pad, 
so that the water runs away from the legs very well.

Mark N1UK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Feissner" <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 June, 2011 8:59 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Subject: Re: Tower Legs in Concrete


>I Installed 2 Rohn towers some years back and my instructions right from 
>Rohn stated to coat the tower legs with black roofing tar below and above 
>where the legs come out of the cement. I gathered the purpose was because 
>water inevitably lays around the legs and this would protect them. These 
>towers have been up many many years, with maintenance of course, and so far 
>no trouble and no corrosion around the legs where they come out of the 
>concrete.
>
> Bill, AI3Q
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