[TowerTalk] Tower Base rotated 5 to 10 degrees off correct bearings

[Steve Maki]

+1 on that.

He might want to prep the existing concrete somehow in an attempt to 
form a water tight seal with the new concrete - however concrete guys do 
that.

-Steve K8LX

On 8/9/2017 8:42 AM, Stan Stockton wrote:

> Cut it off leaving a few inches sticking out of concrete, put it in
> proper position, form and pour another foot of concrete.
> 
> Only purpose of the base is to keep it from sinking and stabilize it
> until first set of guys are in place.

>> Asking for some assistance with a tower issue... I'm involved with
>> some folks in building a station in PJ4. One of the first tower
>> bases was accidently set in concrete in a position that it is
>> rotated 5 to 10 degrees from its correct position in relation to
>> the guy anchors. I'm hoping that there might be a good suggestion
>> or two as to what might be a good fix or work-around. The tower is
>> AB-105, and the base is a section of AB-105 set in concrete. The
>> plan is to have the tower built up to 140 feet, with guys at 40,
>> 80, and 120 feet. Some alternatives: If we "use as is", will the
>> torque of the guy wires cause problems for the tower? Should we
>> consider some kind of adaptor plate for the guy brackets to correct
>> the situation? Are we stuck digging and pouring a new base, or new
>> guy anchors, with the correct positioning? Any ideas will be much
>> appreciated. Thanks, 73, Rich, N6KT