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Subject: [Towertalk] Changing towers
From: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:41:20 EDT
In a message dated 9/27/02 6:12:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ogden@us.ibm.com 
writes:

>  My target
>  would be the U.S. Towers  55', three-section crank up.
>  
    Which series - MA, HDX, what? Mucho differences between the different 
types. 

>  I currently have about 2.75 yards of concrete in the ground, in an
>  irregular 3 x 4' pattern, about 4-5' deep.  Could I use this as the base
>  for the crankup?  

    Maybe - see question above. 

>  I would cut off the current mounting leg connectors,
>  drill fairly deep holes in the concrete and use construction epoxy to hold
>  the new mounting bolts for the crank-up.  Should I pour more concrete next
>  to the current mass (and maybe drill a few connecting rebar holes to link
>  the two "pours" together)?

    What's the manufacturer's spec for the new base?

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH 

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