[TowerTalk] LOOKING FOR A USED CRANK UP SELF SUPPORTINGTUBULARTOWER

[Richard M. Gillingham]

They're shipping straight bolts now.  I just received mine a couple of weeks 
ago.

73
Gil, W1RG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim McDonald" <jim at n7us.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] LOOKING FOR A USED CRANK UP SELF 
SUPPORTINGTUBULARTOWER


> Doesn't US Tower require J-bolts, rather than straight bolts?
>
>
> Jim N7US
>
>
>
>>  I am looking for a used self supporting crank up tower to  install at
>> a
> location in Nevada for contesting. I already have in place 10  cubic yards
> of steel reinforced concrete with 1 inch diameter by 36 inch  long anchor
> bolts imbedded in the concrete. The anchor bolts are spaced 9  inches 
> apart
> which will accommodate a US Tower tubular tower Model MA-770  with the
> MARB-770 free standing Rotor Base and the early Tristao 70 +/-  foot crank
> up tubular towers.
>
>>  Are there other towers  which would accept an anchor bolt pattern of
>> four
> one
> inch diameter anchor  bolts spaced 9 inches apart?
>
> Hiya, Ted --
>
>    I wouldn't worry about the bolt pattern. The  existing bolts can be
> chopped off with a hand grinder and then you can  rent a drill with a
> concrete bit or a hammer drill to drill new holes.  Epoxy in the new 
> anchor
> bolts and you're good to go. Construction guys do this  all the time and 
> it
> works great. When you're done, the epoxy is typically  stronger than the
> concrete.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve   K7LXC
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