[TowerTalk] Screw Anchor "Tripleye" Heads

Mike Reublin NF4L nf4l at comcast.net
Fri Jun 27 12:52:23 EDT 2014


I think a lot of it is prompted by fear of being sued if something fails and damages your neighbors property. It's sad.

73, Mike NF4L

On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:32 PM, Doug Renwick <ve5ra at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Just where has the ham spirit gone?  Everything seems to have to be done by
> professionals.  Soil analysis ... really.  I don't see the power company
> doing a soil analysis before screwing in an anchor here.  A 14" auger on a
> 8' long rod (Byron) is over kill for my 110' tower.  IMO the guy wires would
> break before that sucker would pull out.  I 'dig' my ABC anchors in and they
> pull against undisturbed ground.  Besides in most places I couldn't get a
> machine in to screw them in.
> 
> Doug
> 
> "Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing."
> 
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