[TowerTalk] ROHN SSV ERECTION QUESTIONS

[Grant Saviers]

I decided not to grout under my HDX589 bases.  This was after removing 
an TMM-433HD base that was grouted.  All of the galvanizing was gone and 
serious rusting had commenced.  And this was in N CA which is fairly dry 
(13" rain per year).

I hose out the debris under the 589 bases every year and spray some cold 
galvanizing on the nuts and exposed threads of the anchor rods.  The 
inspector at final  didn't care about grout.

I checked out highway light standard base bolts and saw them both ways,  
grout/no grout.

Grant KZ1W

On 5/9/2017 14:33 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I did not think the big box store grout shrunk but regardless, what is the
> purpose. The new tower is sitting on the bolts and they are adjusted so
> that it is plumb. Now do you pack grout in under the legs so the tower is
> sitting on concrete?
>
> John KK9A
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> To:	towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN SSV ERECTION QUESTIONS
> From:	K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Date:	Tue, 9 May 2017 12:25:01 -0400
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>
>>   Home Depot has "construction grout."  Sakrete or  Quikrete brand are
> fine, both are rated at 8000
> psi or better, depending on  how thick you mix it.
>
>      Tower specs call for non-shrink grout. Generic  construction grout
> ain't it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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