I had a well-driller dig mine, circa 1998, around 4' Diameter by 9' deep. He
was in and out in a few hours, and the total cost, including the concrete,
was quite a bit less than the estimates I had for backhoe and framing. The
structure has survived nicely ever since. YMMV.
73
dan
k0dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Clay Autery
Sent: January 20, 2018 14:05
To: Richard Thorne ; Towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Square Hole or Round Hole for Self Supporter?
My tower actually calls for a cylindrical hole...
The hole should be engineered to support the load. Mine is 4 foot diameter
x 8 foot deep.
Depth is generally more important than area beyond footprint and decent
overhang.
Please forward the driller info to me... I haven't found one yet!!!
And as of yet, I haven't found a mchine to rent.
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Richard Thorne <rthorne@rthorne.net>
Date: 1/20/18 13:01 (GMT-06:00) To: Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Square Hole or Round Hole for Self Supporter?
I have an HDX-589. I'm in the planning stages for getting the tower
installed.
I ran across a driller yesterday that can drill the 10' deep hole to a
diameter of 7' (87" to be exact).
We have excellent soil here for self supporting towers, caliche. Digging
by hand is out and using a back hoe would probably make an over size hole.
Is there a reason not to use a cylinder vs a square hole?
Rich - N5ZC
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