[TowerTalk] on guying towers

[K4SB]

mike l dormann wrote:
> not that i have ever guyed a tower, let alone would ever want to, but in
> putting concrete pads down for portable buildings/cabins, i always drive
> 6 foot lengths of 3/4 inch rebar and various angles leaving 8 inches or
> so out of the ground for the concrete to hang to. this is to stabilize
> the ground around the post.
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I may be misreading and/or misunderstanding Mike's post, but I get the
idea he is 
driving rebar into the ground, and then pouring in concrete.

If so, this is a big mistake. Rebar should never touch ground anywhere
in a tower hole.

One hit on the exposed rebar, and it will blow the concrete into
little pieces.

73
Ed