[TowerTalk] Tower Anchor Bolt source

[terry burge]

Looking for bolts while getting ready to put up my Rohn 55 tower I found a serious contractor outlet that had #8 as well as weaker steel bolts and nuts, washers, etc. But they said you had to have a contractor's license to buy from them. Years before I had bought the number 8 bolts and nuts for putting the winch on my Keizer tilt over crank up tower from them no problem. Now, the only sources I find are lowes, home depote, etc. Even here where logging is still being done it is hard to find a good source for things like heavy duty bolts and such. On my tower in Keizer I used 4' all threads about 1/2" or 5/8" shaft for the tower bolts. That was for a 50' Rohn 25 tilt over tower. Reused them for the later tower with 50' Rohn 45 and 50' Rohn 25 inside it as a tilt over, crank up version. That's when I needed the Worm Gear Ramsey 8000# winch and the #8 bolt/nut hardware. And of course the mounting mechanism was designed to sit between truck frame C'members. The later Rohn 55 tower hear is set into the concrete base so no bolts there and the section bolt were bought on line for Rohn 55. Custom all the way but at least I did my towers right and they never feel down (knock on wood).

Keep working the DX guys. I've worked a few new ones on 80 SSB lately out of Europe. Can be so amazing how the propagation conditions change from hour to hour. Now if the east cost guys will just give me the chance to say hello to our friends across the pond. 

Terry
KI7M

> On November 29, 2018 at 5:47 PM Raymond Benny <rayn6vr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Almost any larger nut and bolt store or hardware stop can order 10ft
> lengths or harden steel thread stock at most diameters required. You also
> want to order 9 nuts and 9 washers.
> 
> Have the thread stock cut in 3 equal lengths. One nut and washer gones on
> the bottom, used as an anchor in the concrete. The other nuts and washers
> are on top to level and secure the tower.
> 
> Ray,
> N6VR
> 
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 5:44 PM Andy Brinkley <nc4ab at nc4ab.com wrote:
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> > Atlantic Bolt in Charlotte.
> >
> >
> >
> > Just ordered (3) 1 1-/8" x 30" long last week, with galvanizing they had a
> > 3
> > week turn around for mine.
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > Atlantic Bolt, Inc.
> > Anchor bolts and construction fasteners since 1987
> > www.atlanticboltinc.com <http://www.atlanticboltinc.com>
> > 704-597-5082 | 704-597-1741 (fax)
> > Charlotte, NC 28206
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Andy / NC4AB
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > Atlantic Bolt, Inc.
> > Anchor bolts and construction fasteners since 1987
> > www.atlanticboltinc.com <http://www.atlanticboltinc.com>
> > 704-597-5082 | 704-597-1741 (fax)
> > Charlotte, NC 28206
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> > VE6WZ
> > Steve
> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 6:40 PM
> > To: Howard Hoyt <hhoyt at mebtel.net>
> > Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Anchor Bolt source
> >
> >
> >
> > Local machine shop.
> >
> >
> >
> > From Babcocks iPhone
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> >
> > > On Nov 29, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Howard Hoyt < <mailto:hhoyt at mebtel.net>
> > hhoyt at mebtel.net> wrote:
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> > >
> >
> > > Hi TTBrain,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I would appreciate leads to good sources for 1-1/8" x 27" tower anchor
> > bolts.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Cheers & 73,
> >
> > > Howie / WA4PSC
> >
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