[TowerTalk] Repair HD-BX Tower?

[WA3GIN]

The bolts should work fine.  I've had mine up 35 years.  Ran a mast from the 
bast all the way up to take all the twist moment off the rivets.  They're 
all nice and tight still.

Better check the rest of them up from five.  That is were they typically 
fail.

Have Fun,
dave
wa3gin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic Sadesky" <vsadesky at ccis.com>
To: "Mike Lafferty W2TB" <mikelafferty at verizon.net>; 
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Repair HD-BX Tower?


> Hey Mike,
>
> Good to hear someone else has one of these "free standers"  Mine has been 
> up
> for 15 years now with no signs of any problems so I'm curious how the
> failure happened and is the tower up?  I can't see that it make any
> difference if you use a bolt or rivet. The factory used "squeeze" or
> "bucked" rivets not the pop type so I would go with the bolts.  Dissimilar
> metals corrosion and strength of the repair material you use would be my
> biggest concern.  You're saying "through a hole in the aluminum rivet" 
> from
> my aircraft days,  I would remove the rivet and make sure the bolt has a
> tight TIGHT fit in the hole. Also check for cracks around the hole.  A 
> crack
> will continue to propagate even with the rivet repaired.
>
> Good luck and 73
>
> Vic Sadesky KI6VC
> Cal City
> "Our doubts are traitors,
> And make us lose the good
> we oft might win
> By fearing to attempt."
>                  William Shakespeare
> "Get'er Done"
>                  The Cable Guy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Lafferty W2TB" <mikelafferty at verizon.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:40 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Repair HD-BX Tower?
>
>
>>I have a HD-BX 48" Rohn, and a couple rivets broke on section 5, third
>> section from the top. I was going to drill and use stainless steel bolts
>> through a hole in the aluminum rivet, but I thought I would ask to see
>> if anyone has a better method of repair. Do I need new rivets, or does
>> my Stainless Steel work?
>> Thanks,
>> Mike W2TB
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