[TowerTalk] A HDX555 Foundation question...

[k0myw at att.net]

The rebar cage for my HDX-555 installation ended up weighing something like 300 
pounds -- OK, maybe it wasn't THAT heavy, but it sure felt like it when two 
friends and I toted it from the driveway to the waiting hole.

Anyway, after lifting the thing, I didn't worry about it "popping up" during 
the concrete pour. And, indeed, it stayed put.

Maybe I was just lucky...

Good luck with your project. The HDX-555 is a dandy tower.

73,
Mike, KØMYW


> Hello to everyone on the list! 
> 
> I just completed my foundation for the installation of a new UST HDX-555 tower 
> and had a question on the dimensions and/or clearances of the re-bar cage to the 
> top of the concrete pad that will sit above the grade. My question is that of 
> how much clearance should I have from the top of the cage to the top of the 
> concrete pad that will be formed above the grade? My installation has it set now 
> at approximately 2" and there wasn't a spec on the drawings I received from UST. 
> The total height of the pad above the ground is approximaely 7.5". I am worried 
> that when I start pouring the concrete, I don't want the cage to lift out and 
> "pop" out the top of the pad. I read a few web pages a few months back about 
> just that type of thing happening and wanted to get further clarification before 
> pouring the foundation.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 73, de Ken, N2SMT
> 
> 
> 
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