[Towertalk] screw in anchors

[Stan & Patricia Griffiths]

Well, yes, but it is risky and I have never done it, personally.  You can
never really predict which trees will blow down in the next wind and here in
the Pacific NW, MANY trees blow down every year . . . some that blow down
have been standing for a couple of hundred years.

Stan
w7ni@easystreet.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz@arrl.net>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:39 AM
Subject: RE: [Towertalk] screw in anchors


> If trees can be used as masts or towers, what about using them as guy
> anchors? Has anyone had any experience with doing that? Jerry K3BZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of n4kg@juno.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 9:00 AM
> To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] screw in anchors
>
>
> On Sun, 08 Sep 2002 07:09:20 -0500 Jon Ogden <na9d@speakeasy.net> writes:
>
> SNIP
> >
> >   Let me tell you,  those screw anchors did NOT go in easily.
> > Very difficult to put in.  I  could feel when I hit the clay and rocks.
>
> > One of the anchors got most of the  way down and hit rock.
> > If we tried cranking it further, we just would twist  the guy
> > rod itself.
> >
> > I think they should hold pretty well.
> >
> > 73,   Jon  NA9D
> >
>
> The BEST time to install screw-in anchors is after
> a good soaking rain :-)   Rocks are a bummer.
> If the anchor is only partially in the ground, it may
> be necessary to try remove it and try a slightly
> different location.
>
> Tom  N4KG
>
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