[TowerTalk] split tubing in base leg

[K8RI on Tower talk]

> >I had to drive taper pin punches into almost every one to get the bolts 
> >to
> fit.
>
> Was this a new tower?  I have never had a problem with new bolts going in 
> on
> a new Rohn tower.

Yup.  Brand new ROHN 45-G.  That double hot dipped galvanizing fills holes, 
and leaves lots of little sharp things to poke holes in tender body parts. 
They tell you right in the manual about enlarging the bolt holes with taper 
pin punches.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K8RI on Tower talk
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:12 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; Bill Tippett
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] split tubing in base leg
>
>
> The ROHN catalog is very specific about not drilling galvanized tower 
> legs.
> They don't even want the bolt holes drilled out. If the bolt doesn't fit
> they direct the builder to use "taper pin punches" of the proper size to
> enlarge the holes until the bolts just slide in.  They also direct us not 
> to
> drive bolts in.
> Any hole drilled removes the galvanizing at that point.
>
> BTW, I have 10 sections of 45-G up.  That is 60 bolt holes.  I had to 
> drive
> taper pin punches into almost every one to get the bolts to fit.
> [snip]
>
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