[TowerTalk] US Tower install - help request

[Rick Karlquist]

>> AFAIK, it is *crucial* to do it as specified with regard to "undisturbed
>> soil". In other words, they do not want you to dig a hole,
>> form it up, backfill behind it and pour. They want a plain ol' hole in
>> the dirt, with the concrete/rebar in it. And, that may be where
>> the biggest danger lies, digging an 8' deep hole, straight down. I was

I had a 6 foot diameter round hole dug by a drilling rig
with an auger type bit.  No problem to go straight down 9 ft,
or 49 feet.

Rick N6RK