[TowerTalk] Guy anchors in shallow soil
Richard (Rick) Karlquist
richard at karlquist.com
Sun Aug 31 22:30:20 EDT 2014
On 8/31/2014 9:34 AM, Palmer C Byrne wrote:
> I have a 50' Roan 25G tilt over tower that I installed using 8" MILSPEC
> Anchors. http://milspecanchors.com . Pull out resistance is 9,000 pounds in
> hard pan soil. They will drive through or around granite and sandstone rocks
> which are common in northern Arkansas. Using an electric jack hammer took
> less than 2 minutes to drive each anchor. You can use the same tool to
> drive your ground rods while you are at it.
> Palmer W7NMD
>
Thanks for posting that website. Lots of stuff to choose from.
Could you point us to the actual "8" MILSPEC" part you used?
You mention using a jack hammer to drive it. Are you referring
to the arrow head type? AKA "duck bill". As opposed to screw in; I
don't know how you use a jackhammer to install a screw in type.
BTW, please, make and model of jackhammer and bit used.
Here we have not just hard pan, but cemented hard pan, however
zero rocks.
73
Rick N6RK
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