[TowerTalk] Question on concrete pour for self-supporting tower...

[Bill Coleman]

On Mar 17, 2004, at 10:30 PM, Brian Lambert wrote:
> Could anyone tell me whether one must pour all the concrete for a
> self-supporting tower base in one pour, or is it OK to mix up bags of
> concrete over n weekends, and pour them into the form as you go?

You want to pour it all at once.

> Reason I ask is that it might be hard to get a concrete truck to where 
> I
> need it to go, so I'm thinking about alternatives.

You can rent a small mixer from your local home improvement store for 
about $40 per day. It should hold a couple of 60 lb bags. I mixed 28 
bags in a little over an hour, although I did have a little help, my 8 
year old daughter was in charge of re-filling the cut-off milk jug I 
used to measure water (about 7/8 gallon per 60 lb bag)

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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