[TowerTalk] Erections (TWR)

[Jim Lux]

At 11:30 AM 7/14/2004 -0400, K8fu at aol.com wrote:
>Regarding my earlier lockwasher question. This is a 90' steel self supporting
>twr.
>At this juncture of my life there are times when I can barely walk let alone
>climbing 90' every 3 yrs to ck bolts.
>It seems to me that with the addition of lock or star washers this could be a
>set it and forget it operation.
>Even though this is a self supporting twr with not a lot of windloading I do
>intend to affix a torsion bar at the top to prevent the twr from twisting and
>torque.


Or, an even better solution, since lockwashers are no guarantee of the nut 
remaining tight, particularly under vibration, how about using a 
threadlocking adhesive (example:  Loc-Tite).  Use the one that doesn't 
require heating with a torch to get the nut off, though.

Lockwashers are definitely not "set and forget", unless your hardware cold 
welds or rusts solid. The latter would be more likely with a lockwasher 
that would penetrate the zinc galvanizing, too.