[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: Tower buried section legs -- Buried in Concrete orBelow the Concrete?

[Grant Saviers]

Interesting.  My R65 is 15+ years old, former AM BCB tower, 20 foot 
sections.

Grant KZ1W

On 1/30/2016 19:46 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> There are no weep holes in my Rohn 65G.
>
> John KK9A
>
> To:	Dan Cisson<n4gnr at windstream.net>,	'Patrick Greenlee'
> <patrick_g at windstream.net>,towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: Tower buried section legs --
> Buried in Concrete orBelow the Concrete?
> From:	Grant Saviers<grants2 at pacbell.net>
> Date:	Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:12:06 -0800
>
>
> FYI, Rohn 65 with 4 bolt 5/8" thick flanges on each leg has one 1/4" weep
> hole on each leg, at both ends right next to the flange. The flanges are
> drilled to the leg od and welded outside and inside to the tube before
> galvanizing. So there are redundant paths for water to escape. My PE
> specified 1 foot of 3/4 gravel for the legs to be set into before the 4x4x2'
> base pad was poured.
>
>
> Grant KZ1W
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