[TowerTalk] Erections

[Jan Erik Holm]

Forget about washers or tread lock stuff. Properly done
the bolts/nuts should be installed to the correct torque
using a torquewrench.
A good idéa is to use ordinary flat washers out of very hard
steel under each nut.

73 good luck / Jim SM2EKM
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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.
> 
> Froggy       K8FU
> Take a Frog To Lunch                                     Tomorrow