[TowerTalk] concrete bases for freestanding towers

[Mark Robinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; <EZRhino at fastmovers.biz>
Sent: Monday, 16 May, 2011 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] concrete bases for freestanding towers


>
> In a message dated 5/14/2011 1:54:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
>
>>  He had 53 feet of Rohn 45, house bracketed at 10'.  He  had a 3'x3'x3'
> concrete base, and two C3's and a shorty fourty on top.   No guys.  A
> microburst wind took it all down, which actually upturned the  concrete 
> base along
> with it.
>
>>  Now I don't think I  would categorize this as a base failure, as a
> single set (or two) of guys  would likely have prevented this.
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>    I'll bet he didn't follow the LXC Prime  Directive to "DO what the
> manufacturer says." Current Ron specs allow less  than 20 feet of height 
> above
> the housebracket. Regardless, a microburst  can be real nasty.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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I wouldn't even want to climb 43 feet of unguyed Rohn 45  (53feet  -10 
feet).  At 33 feet above the guy wires the thing is swinging around too 
much.for me


Mark N1UK