I have only used their 55G and 65G bolts, I have never found them to be that
tight. I assembled the bolts using either two hand box wrenches or a box
wrench and a ratchet socket wrench and I am definitely not a big guy.
Perhaps your bolts have excess galvanizing or are not threaded properly. The
last top plate that I bought had excess galvanizing in one of the tubes. I
had to machine it in a milling machine using a long end mill to get it to
fit properly.
John KK9A
To: "tower" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn Bolts
From: "StellarCAT" <rxdesign@ssvecnet.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:24:04 -0500
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I've done a good share of towers over the years - all R45 (soon that will
include a 55) ... both new and used ... and I'm starting to put a new tower
up
at my new location. This is R45. It is used. I bought new Rohn (yes - Rohn)
bolts and I've never had bolts that were SO tight before. These have a
dimple
on one side - actually a set of 3. I'm sure it's a self locking mechanism.
You
can't thread them on at all starting with the dimpled face - they won't go -
so
I'm pretty sure I'm doing it the right way ... the small bolts went on with
lots of effort seeming to strip the galvanizing off the bolt as they went on
..
the large ones don't want to go much more than when the dimple gets on to
the
bolt.
Is this correct? Should I expect this much effort now with their new bolts?
Boy
if one had to put up a good deal of sticks in a day their arms would feel it
at
the end of it. Hate to have to haul an air wrench up there :>)
Gary
K9RX
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