[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 178, Issue 44

[John Sloop]

Bobcat or Backhoe attachments:  auger with rock bit or ramhoe

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John S.

> On Oct 14, 2017, at 6:36 AM, bear <bear at bearlabs.com> wrote:
> 
> Being the OP, asking for advice and expertise is what I have tried so far...
> 
> I am unaware of any attachments for  Bobcats or anything else that will break up shale
> in the vertical direction. Would be interested in what they/it might be??
> 
>                    _-_-WBear2GCR
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>> On 10/13/2017 11:46 PM, towertalk-request at contesting.com wrote:
>> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 20:43:21 -0400
>> From:<john at kk9a.com>
>> To:<towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower base over ROCK (shale) experience??
>> Message-ID: <006101d34485$6ff59160$4fe0b420$@com>
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>> It is probably less money just to jackhammer the hole(s) to the factory
>> specifications.  My house in Aruba had very hard rock/coral ground and the
>> holes were put in by hand by a local using this method. There are also
>> attachments for a Bobcat that will break up shale.  What has the original
>> poster tried so far?
>> 
>> John KK9A
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