[TowerTalk] Rohn Tower Bolts - Wrench sizes

Keith Hanson ac9s at hotmail.com
Thu May 8 21:15:03 EDT 2014


I am in the process of putting up 90' of Rohn 45.  Not only are there two different bolt sizes per leg, but there each bolt/nut is a different size.  The larger bolt requires 3/4" and 5/8" wrenches while the smaller bolt uses 9/16" and 1/2" wrenches.  Talk about clumsy on the tower!  I don't know why one would use anything other than Rohn supplied hardware.  It isn't that expensive - just short of $9.00 per 6 bolt set - enough for one tower section.  The bolt package is labeled R-45JBK.   A previous poster was correct - the 45 hardware is way more robust than 25.  Having said that, my new tower (at a new house) is replacing a 90' stick of 25 that was up for 34 years with no problems and lots of wind and ice.  On a different topic - if you like excitement I snagged one of my lower guys with the folding roll bar (ROPS) on my utility tractor.  It damaged the guy, but no damage to the tower.  That is the big downside of bringing guy wires all the way to the ground.  I'll replace the guy tomorrow, weather permitting.
KeithAC9S 		 	   		  


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