[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 94, Issue 20

[Ro Grrr]

OK, How about pouring used motor oil onto the steel where it comes out of either the concrete or out of the dirt ?
I've never seen steel rust/corrode/galvanize if it's coated with oil.

And you can also consider BOILED LINSEED OIL.

After all, BOILED LINSEED OIL is THE main ingredient in ZIEBART !

RoGrrr
KC8HZ


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 Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:13:50 -0400
 From: "Tony Brock-Fisher" <barockteer at aol.com>
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Protecting Buried Guy Anchors
 To: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
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 >Would it be a good idea to protect against this by applying lime at regular intervals around the guy anchor to increase the 
 soil ph?
 
 Absolutely not. Increasing the pH could make the problem worse. The issue is that while there is sufficient galvanizing applied to tower components to protect them in air, this amount of zinc can be uickly used up when buried underground.
 
 I would direct you to review an article in the current issue of QST, "Is Your Tower Still Safe", by yours truly. It will explain the problem; how to do an inspection, and what to do to control corrosion fter the zinc is gone.
 
73,
 
 Tony, K1KP