[TowerTalk] Bag concrete question

[K8RI on TT]

On 3/28/2011 10:02 PM, Tom Anderson wrote:
> If you have a concrete place near you, renting a "u-cart" or whatever they may be called at your QTH is better than mixing it yourself.  When I put in the base for a Rohn 25 tower I made it bigger and deepart and the specs called for and gave the u-car (concrete p[lant folks) what strength I anted and they had it ready for me.  It was about 2 years, but they had different size carts.  I towed mine behind my Suburban.

For up to a 50 or 60' 25 G I just use dirt and a dirt base.  It's a 
guyed tower and all the base does it keep it from sinking or sliding 
sideways.

NOTE: not all soil is suitable for a "ground base"

73

Roger (K8RI)