[TowerTalk] Tower Base info sought

[William Wood]

Greetings Folks
   I would like to find some suggestions as to how big my tower base 
should be.  I've not done any internet searches yet, and no 
documentations with the tower.  I have a 37 foot crank up tower, and 
plan on having on top at Comet 9 is that correct???   It's a high gain 2 
and 440 antenna omni directional, and a 5 band quad.  My soil is 80 to 
90 percent clay with some regular soil  and sand.
   Just to the east of the tower base will be about 4 foot higher than 
the base a fish pond that is taking me all summer to build, and just to 
the south of the base, almost right on top of it also, is a 4 x 4 x 4 
foot pad of cement block filled with stone and clay, and topped off with 
cement, for storing a box with tools to use on the fish pond, so there 
will be quite a bit of weight on those two sides of the base, which I 
plan on having at, or just below ground level...
   I have started the digging, and first demensions, will be 3 x 3 x 3, 
with the bottom almost a foot wider than the top of the base...   Kinda 
like this  /___\  I plan to use plenty of cheap re-bar, because that is 
what I already have on hand, so any tidbits of information, or URLs 
would be most welcome.  Here's hoping I came to the right place for the 
information sought...
73
Bill  KE9XQ