[TowerTalk] Source for tower bolts

[Jimmy O. Floyd]

If it is Rohn tower, try Hill Radio in Illinois.
Great service and prices.

Jimmy
NQ4U





Quoting Brian Machesney <nekvtster at gmail.com>:

> I was surprised to get a competent-sounding person on the phone when I
> called BoltDepot.com to find out what grade of steel is used for their
> hot-dip galvanized bolts. Having vastly exceeded my expectations - I
> expected to get a "we don't make 'em, we just sell 'em" kind of answer - I
> recommend them for your fastener needs, or at least when you need useful
> information.
>
> BTW, their answer on galvanized bolts was that theirs are grade 2 - not up
> to snuff to the grade 5 bolts I'm replacing. He corroborated what I read at
> other sites re: increased coating thickness requiring over-tapped nuts. The
> ASTM A325 HD galvanized bolts I'm finding start at 1/2" diameter. Since I
> can't find the 3/8" bolts I need in a galvanized finish, I'm going with zinc
> plated grade 5 and following the recommendation of an earlier TT post-er to
> coat them with RTV to retard corrosion.
>
> Unless someone knows where to get these bolts? McMaster-Carr, Grainger,
> Mutual Screw (!), Portland Bolt... all no joy. None of the usual suspects
> has them outside of a complete product kit - I checked with Rohn, Texas
> Towers and R&L.
>
> 73 -- Brian -- K1LI
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