[TowerTalk] LM-354 Tower Base Bolts

[Gary Schafer]

Hi Ron,

I have one of those towers to put up this summer (hopefully). Did you buy
the base, the part that goes in the concrete, from tashjian? What did they
charge for it and shipping?

Thanks,
Gary K4FMX

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> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron W8RJL
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 12:57 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] LM-354 Tower Base Bolts
> 
> I am installing a used Tri-Ex LM-354 crank up tower. Can anyone tell me
> the proper grade of bolt (hardness) to use in this application. The LM-
> 354 tower is 54 foot self supporting and will have a 3 element SteppIR
> for wind load. There are three 3/4" bolts securing each leg to the steel
> ears sticking out of the concrete base. I'm sure I can purchase the 3/4"
> bolts from Tashjian Tower in California but shipping is very expensive.
> Tashjian wanted $400 shipping and handling for getting the base to the
> east coast. I started looking through the archives but did not see
> anything on bolts. Thanks, Ron W8RJL
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