Thanks from Scott and I for all the good discussion on reclaiming the old
tower.
We are definitely not planning to re-use the bolts since they have been up
and rusting for so long. Those crappy Rohn bolts on my new tower started
rusting in less than a year!
I will recomment using Stan's (W7NI) mechanically galvanized tower joint
bolts.
The rust on the tower braces is only minor surface rust, therefore I feel
the integrity of the tower is fine.
However, the bolts are more extensively rusted. Although I believe they are
strong enough for a safe dissassembly, I consider them completely unsuitable
for re-use.
Good comments folks - keep 'em coming!
--...MARK_N1LO...--
PS: I made this into a side thread for specific availability of the search
engine in the archives.
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