[TowerTalk] broken tower section

[N7mal]

Joe my answer is going to sound like a smart-a but I'm very serious. First a 
compromised tower is compromised forever. It will eventually cause more 
damage than if you replaced it today.
There is a very good use for bad tower section. The next time you put up a 
tower after you have finished digging the big hole then jump down in it. Use 
a post hole digger to dig a hole in the middle deep enough to bury the 
broken section. Be sure to use some ground braid and give the new tower 
additional grounding.
Just my -2 cents worth
73


MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.n7mal.com
Everyone in the world is
entitled to be burdened
by my opinion




----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joe Barnes
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 22:31
Subject: [TowerTalk] broken tower section


I have a friend that has recently had a rohn 25 tower fall in a severe
thunderstorm bending and breaking the section at the bottom. The tower
is in concrete. Is there a best way to mate a section back to what is
existing? Is is best to put a sleeve around each leg of the tower and
through bolt it? Is it best to sleeve and weld it? Is it best to cut the
existing section off at the ground and use a rohn base plate? Or are
there better suggestions? Thanks you, Joe N4JBK