[TowerTalk] Pin or not

[Rudy Bakalov]

The last two responses made me think- except for the very first time the tower went up, the clamp bolts were never tightened using an impact driver, always by hand. It is possible that they need more torque to have the clamp hug the mast really tight and create sufficient friction.

So I think my very first step will be to:

1) Replace the SS steel bolts with Grade 8 bolts and 
2) Borrow a serious impact drill and tighten the bolts to the max allowed torque

Now about the Grade 8 bolts- I tried very hard to find an online supplier to no avail. Plenty of suppliers that sell Grade 8 hardware, but only zinc plated. Where can I buy them galvanized or whatever alloy coated?

Rudy N2WQ

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