[TowerTalk] RE: Erecting tower

[Jim White, K4OJ]

Assuming you got some relatively smaller tower:

I have a small quantity of screw in anchors I bought at a flea 
market.... they work well as temporary guy point out about ten feet - I 
put a turnbuckle on them and adjust 'til the tower is plumb... be sure 
to check this just before, during and after the pour... the force of the 
concrete going in the hole is a major one - do not think some twine 
steadying the tower is gonna offset the force of the concrete hitting 
the tower as it goes in the hole - especially if it is coming off a 
shoot from a redi mix truck!


I use guy grips on the legs and the ground side of the shorty guy - DO 
NOT fully install them so that they can easily be removed once the 
concrete has set I leave a couple of turns not done....

GL,

It is getting cold for pouring concrete most everywhere but places like 
I am blessed to live in...

73,

Jim, K4OJ
Tampa, FL




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>> How do I keep this base section vertical while the cement is poured into 
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>> hole?  It seems to me that the force of the cement flow would push the 
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>> off plumb.  Guy wires?  Wood braces?  I would appreciate any advice.
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