[TowerTalk] Revisited Bolt question

[Perry - K4PWO]

You have a prime example of "red neck" bolts.  They were typically used to 
bolt down the floor planks in wood bed trucks.  A good nuts and bolts supply 
should be able to order them.

73 de Perry - K4PWO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield at hotmail.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 11:10 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Revisited Bolt question


>I received some interesting messages on my previous post.  Back when I took
> the tower down I slapped this web page up.
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> http://wat.midco.net/kk0sd/tower/tower.htm
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> Please look at the bolt picture near the bottom of the page.  The bolts 
> have
> no markings.  I am planning to replace the bolts with regular grade 5 
> bolts
> from the hardware store that fit snuggly through the holes
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> I have since learned it is a Jontz tower, but have no other information.
> Fortunately, here in rural South Dakota this project does not require any
> permits.  On the advice of this group I am going to surround my buried 
> tower
> section with a rebar cage.  According to the locals I will be the first 
> guy
> around here to do this.  The locals just emphasize over and over I must 
> get
> deep enough to prevent frost jacking.
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> Hopefully this answers the questions that were asked - please keep the
> comments and suggestions coming.
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> Thanks and 73,
>
> Joe kk0sd
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