[TowerTalk] Hole Digging Respnse and Thanks

[Pat Chiles]

I have all ready fought the good fight with the zoning board and have the
building permit in hand.

Thanks to everyone for their input.  Just a side note, I received no direct
posts that weren't cc's to the list.
Pat, K8PC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan C. Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
To: <w2lk at earthlink.net>
Cc: <hdmc38 at bellsouth.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>; "Pat Chiles"
<chilesp at adelphia.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hole Digging Question


> US Towers only rates their towers to UBC-97 specs at 70 MPH.  Many
> states/county/city Bldg Depts now require IBC-2000 90 MPH wind calcs.
>   I tried for 5 months to get 90 MPH wind calcs out of US Towers to
> satisfy my Bldg Dept and after going back and forth with their
> out-sourced PE I was told their towers cannot be rated under IBC-2000
> specs.  My suggestion is to check with your Bldg Dept for their
> requirements BEFORE ordering a tower.
>
> Les Kalmus wrote:
>
> > My 89 ft tower needs a 5x5x8 hole per the US Tower drawing.
> >
> > Les W2LK
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Alan C. Zack
> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 4:47 PM
> > To: hdmc38 at bellsouth.net
> > Cc: towertalk at contesting.com; Pat Chiles
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hole Digging Question
> >
> >
> > A 5' X 5' X 8' base sounds kinda small for a 72 ft tower.  What wind
> > calcs are you using?  Did your Bldg Dept ask for wind calcs with your
> > application?  Just asking to save you future problems.
> > GL
> >
> > hdmc38 at bellsouth.net wrote:
> >
> >>It would be on my job Pat.
> >>
> >>                73 Joe K4XZ
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: "Pat Chiles" <chilesp at adelphia.net>
> >>>Date: 2004/07/22 Thu AM 10:26:52 EDT
> >>>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> >>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Hole Digging Question
> >>>
> >>>I will be starting a tower project in about a month.  It will be a 72
FT
> >
> > crank-up and the specs call for a foundation that is 5ftx5ftx8ft.  Is it
> > reasonable to expect a back-hoe operator to be able to dig this size
whole
> > without elongating it beyond 5ftx5ft?
> >
> >>>Pat, K8PC
> >
> >
> >>
> >>JOE PATRICK
> >>SENIOR PLUMBING/MECHANICAL
> >>INSPECTOR CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
>
> -- 
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