[TowerTalk] Achor bolts?

[Mickey Baker]

There are towers everywhere installed without following the exact
manufacturer’s specifications.  The more the installation deviates
negatively, the higher the probability of a structural failure.

Just because it “stayed up 30 years” doesn’t mean it was constructed safely.

Be safe. Follow the designed installation or BE SURE about what you’re
doing. ‘Reading about it’ is not engineering.

73,

Mickey N4MB


On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 7:20 PM Keith Dutson <kdutson at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Follow recommendation of tower manufacturer.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Hans
> Hammarquist via TowerTalk
> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2018 8:35 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Achor bolts?
>
> Dear towertalkers,
>
> The are claims in a discussion on Face Book that an anchor bolt, "5/8 in. x
> 12 in. Hot-Galvanized", is suitable for a free standing tower. Someone even
> claims it is used for a 400' freestanding tower. It doesn't make sense to
> me
> but I might be overly pessimistic.
>
> I hate to start lengthy discussions and this might be one of them so,
> please, comment only if you have a well grounded answer. I'm sure there are
> plenty of opinions about it like my own, but I would like to know if my
> guts
> feeling is right or wrong. What I am afraid of is that you can pull out an
> anchor bolt like that right out of curred concrete.
>
> 73 de,
>
> Hans - N2JFS
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