[TowerTalk] house bracket on tubular tower

[David LaBat]

Well I sort of thought that might be the issue, original plan at this QTH
was to put in a 90ft self support Trylon. A rather large base, pumping was
the only option for that base, the cost is quite high here, so th eproject
keeps getting smaller and the budget keeps going into other projects. The
deck, a car.... cost is now a factor, but that "termite" looks possible, I
will have to see how much that is. Anyone know how much concrete fits into a
bobcats hopper? Doesn't look like much, but I think the base is only about 2
yds.
----- Original Message -----
From: "K0FF" <K0FF@ARRL.NET>
To: "David LaBat" <dlabat@tcinternet.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] house bracket on tubular tower


> Dave, I don't think the mud will run down a tough too well, maybe wrong,
but
> if you get hung up mid job, there's tons of material to coax along. Don't
> know how much concrete you're getting, but my biggest base weighs 125,000
> pounds!
>  Maybe try a Gunite operator? They use a pump an hose to spray the stuff
on
> swimming pools, so I don't know why you couldn't hose it in for a tower.
> Catch them before the late spring pool rush.
>
> GL, Geo>K0FF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David LaBat <dlabat@tcinternet.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 8:08 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] house bracket on tubular tower
>
>
> > After taking everything sent to me, both onlist and off, first I owe
> > everyone thanks for all the information. Second, I am not going to put
the
> > tower up brasketed to the house, since there is no way to get to the
roof
> > trusses short of taking the roof off!
> >     The situation makes it so that I can only put the tower in one
> location:
> > dodging flak from the local restricitve covenants group. Yes I probably
> can
> > put it in the front yard, but the compromise is they won't sue if I keep
> > it"out of sight" when not extended. Also, and maybe more importantly the
> XYL
> > said thats where its going! There is no way to get the roof trusses on a
> > vaulted ceiling with no attic!
> >
> >     So I am going to wait out the winter and in the spring put in my new
> US
> > tower MA550 on a US tower self-support mount with a lot more concrete.
Any
> > volunteers to help move the mud? The truck can only get within about
> 75feet
> > of the hole location. It is downhill so my question is:
> >     1) Will it run, through a trough, downhill with a 8 foot slope over
> that
> > 75 feet?
> >     2) Anybody got a base they want to sell? Otherwise my tower price
just
> > doubled in budget with the extra concrete and the base. Thats why I am
> > waiting until spring $$$.
> >
> > Thanks, es 73
> > Dave K0XH (listening only on a short wire)
> >
> >
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