[TowerTalk] towers in dirt

[Mike Ryan]

How do the legs of the tower drain while in dirt?  Depending on whether you
are in state that gets 'frosty' or not can also be a clue to the short life
of a tower due to the dirt it's planted in. No way I would even consider
that kinda' project. Unless...I could convince my mother-in-law to climb it
that is. - Mike

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Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:55 PM
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] towers in dirt

 
In a message dated 3/29/2011 2:25:10 AM Greenwich Standard Time,  
k8ri-on-towertalk at tm.net writes:

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"


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That is a scary thought.  Who determines what is "suitable"  and how is it 
determined by the layman.  Compaction tests? Engineers? How  acidic is the 
soil? etc., etc, etc.?  It sounds a lot easier and safer  to dump ready mix 
down the hole and do it right.  5 yds of ready  mix (3000 lb) runs $80/yd 
down here.
 
I've seen guys put a tower in dirt and a few years later it looks  like 
something I wouldn't climb.  Leave a tower section laying on dirt a  couple
of 
years in an average moisture location and you'll  see what I mean.  That's 
why guys raise them off the ground when storing  them.
 
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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