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Re: [TowerTalk] Digging The Hole

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Digging The Hole
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 09:08:44 -0700
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The hole is probably a bit bigger than what you wanted to dig unless you were a much better operator than most.

Yes you should be worried.  You could shore up the sides with plywood and posts but that would be a lot of work for nothing.

W0MU




On 2/10/2018 7:51 AM, jimlux wrote:
On 2/10/18 6:33 AM, Richard Solomon wrote:
Better yet, just fill the hole with
concrete. It's cheaper than a
funeral.

Square up the part showing above
ground, no one will see whats
below it.

Really.. Dick has got the right idea here.. if the corner is a bit rounded at the bottom, it's not like the cube o'concrete will fail to be a "big lump o' mass". Use your mini excavator to dig a few inches deeper in the middle if you're worried about having leftover concrete from the truck.



On 2/10/2018 7:52 AM, jimlux wrote:

On 2/9/18 11:04 AM, Joe Partlow wrote:

So I'm in the process of digging the hole for my tower foundation. I've
dug
most of it out with a mini-excavator but now I have to climb down inside
to
finish up the corners and such. the hole will be 4' X 4' x 6' deep.
Should
I be worried about cave-ins?

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