[Towertalk] Tower base "solution"

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/4/02 9:12:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, ve7hcb@rac.ca 
writes:

> With somepeople using the crane to help put up the tower, why pour 
>  the  oncrete pad?

    Uh...because it's what the manufacturer specs and your local building 
department requires? 

>  I have seen some large blocks of concrete put in the gound with a crane to 
>  hold various traffic control lights.  Now most of these lights are off to 
>  the side of the block, so they should hold a number of towers.  Probably 
an 
>  adaptor for the cast in bolts would be all that is reuired.

    Get an engineer to sign off on it and it sounds good to me. (Note: 
SARCASM.)

    This is a typical amateur "solution" to something that is well documented 
and understood already. Highly NOT RECOMMENDED unless an engineer blesses it. 

Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for amateurs