[TowerTalk] Screw Anchors

[K8RI on Tower talk]

This is kinda like fastening two 12 inch I-beams together with a pair of 
1/4-20 bolts and then claiming the
I-beams failed.<:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com


> In an earlier version of this thread, a "horrible example" was shown, of
> a Rohn 25 tower that was found at a 45 degree angle on the day after
> installation. However, the photo spread showed quite clearly that the
> "anchors" used were Mobile home anchors, that are very small.
> Despite this incredible mis-application, the claim was made that  the
> failure proved that screw anchors were  (categorically) bad.
>
> -- 
> Bill Aycock W4BSG
> Woodville, Alabama
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