[TowerTalk] Rhn 45 bolts

[Wayne Kline]

Hi
 
   Rohn never used lock washer from the factory.    The bolts  can  tight due to the galvanized   They use a keep washer on some things  but not  tower joints
55/45/25/20       If you have major interference  ( pitch dia )    I would  put the bolt head in a vice  and run a nut on with you battery  drill driver ...
 
Wayne   W3EA 
 
PS   I always pre fit a tower on the ground and mark the  one side  leg.... it beats wrestling the section in the air !!! 

 
> From: dlight at prodigy.net
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 11:16:44 -0600
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Rhn 45 bolts
> 
> Later this year I am going to erect a Rohn 45.  Before I start this job, I
> have been checking everything on the ground to be sure all is good.  I
> discovered that the bolts that connect the tower sections have been hot
> dipped in zinc.  They are very tight, and I think that it might be too
> difficult to tighten them on the tower when I am 30 feet or higher.  Should
> I take a tap and die to clean out the threads?  Lock washers were not
> included.  Should I get some zinc ones before I start this job?
> 
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