[TowerTalk] Rohn U-bolts

[Steve Maki]

Just in case my comment about Grainger hardware was less than clear - 
Grainger makes it clear if their part is *hot-dipped* galvanized or not.

The hot-dipped hardware that I've purchased from them is indeed high 
quality hot-dipped hardware, and seems to be priced like plated.

I'll note also that for a time Rohn supplied plated hardware with their 
towers. It may have been during the period when ownership changed hands, 
not sure.

-Steve K8LX

On 7/29/2017 13:46 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:

> Unfortunately many folks don't know plated vs galvanizing. Plated is 
> shiny and dead easy to screw a nut onto a bolt. Good galvanizing looks 
> dull gray if it has been any  reasonable time since galvanized and is 
> often a little more friction when putting a nut on a bolt.  For the 
> neophyte... Galvanized fasteners look more primitive, less perfect in 
> appearance but far superior in how long till they may rust. Zinc plated 
> is very inferior to galvanized hardware in longevity while exposed to 
> the environment.
> 
> Patrick        NJ5G
> 
> 
> On 7/29/2017 11:27 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
>> I've heard that you have to be careful sourcing hardware for a tower,
>> especially from a non-tower manufacturer.  It has to do with the
>> galvanizing.  From what I've been told, the non-tower intended
>> hardware has shall we say, "casual galvanizing" and the tower stuff is
>> galvanized to be up in a hard to get to place for a long time.
>>
>> Rob
>> K5UJ