[TowerTalk] Digging a Tower Base Hole

Bill Axelrod bill at axelrods.org
Thu Sep 22 18:58:38 EDT 2005


Last month I hired a local excavating contractor to dig the 6 x 6 x 6 hole 
for my tower .  Cost me $650.  The came it with the equipment and men, cut 
down two trees, dug the hole, and dragged all the trash away.

73...   Bill K3WA
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> If you can't easily get "equipment" in to dig your hole, consider hiring a
> fence company to do the work. They can bring in men & either electric or
> compressor powered jackhammers and make a quick job of it. I did so & they 
> dug a 4
> X 4 X 6' hole with speed & extreme precision. The cost was $400 ...  and
> admittedly, that was in 1981 ... but that aspect of the project was  well, 
> well
> worth it.
>
> GL & 73.
>
> Les, NN6K
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