[TowerTalk] Tower base hole?

[Michael Neverdosky]

You might get a lot of guys that will walk away from the job that way.
The ones that will go along are likely to be more expensive to start
with
and they will simply pad the bill to cover the extra ... what $60-80 for
a yard of concrete?

When in doubt you want the hole bigger than needed. Having an inspector 
reject the whole thing and make you tear it out and start over is a lot
more expensive.

Sometimes you can't get a truck to the hole and you need to get a pump.
Usually this entails hiring another contractor, and if you need it, it
is worth it.

Sometimes you can save money by allowing a little slop. If the
contractor
(backhoe owner/operator) needs practice/training they will do the work 
real cheap. Sometimes free or for just the cost of fuel. Even if it is
a little rough a bit of formwork can work wonders.

Add up what you are spending on the tower, antennas, rotators,
feedlines, 
etc., and then ask yourself if fighting over a yard of concrete is worth
it.

michael N6CHV

Dale L Martin wrote:
> 
> > Their advance man had said it was OK for
> > the truck, it would fit between the trees, so I was "off the hook" for all
> > that labor.
> 
> Interesting.
> 
> Shouldn't you have also been 'off the hook' for the additional concrete
> costs you sustained by the backhoe operator giving you a
> larger-than-requested/ordered hole?
> 
> Is backhoeing what the backhoe operator does for a living?
> 
> If so, it seems to me that it's awfully unprofessional/unbusinesslike to
> give the customer a hole larger than ordered/requested knowing the customer
> will have to pay for more concrete/material to fill it.
> 
> Might be a good point for others hiring backhoe & operator to stipulate in
> writing that any excess hole size costs are to be borne by the backhoe
> operator.
> 
> ???
> 
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
> 
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