[TowerTalk] Was Guyed vs. free-standing, now aluminum towers

[Alex Malyava]

I am just wondering - If manufacturer (UT in this case) aware that aluminum
legs suffer form eggholes sooner or later, why they do not make them with
some sort of (stainless)steel ends?
They are nothing special, I think, you just need some inserts (or outer
pipes) cross bolted to aluminum leg.
Right?

PS - I never seen UT aluminum tower, just dreaming about one :)

2007/10/16, Cqtestk4xs at aol.com <Cqtestk4xs at aol.com>:
>
>
> Same experience here.  I had two aluminum towers, one from Heights
> and  one
> from Universal.  Both developed "eggholes".  I also found and  sold
> several
> aluminum towers with the same problems.
>
> Past opinion on this reflector was "do not drill out the eggholes and
> replace them with larger bolts".  The solution to counter the
> egghole  development
> was to guy these usually self supporting towers.  That was also  a thumbs
> down
> on this reflector.
>