[TowerTalk] Rohn EP instructions: "Stake all nuts"; what

[Jim Brown]

My two towers are a collection of new old stock and used Rohn sections. 
The new-old stock sections came with Rohn hardware -- two sizes of fine 
thread. For the used sections, I bought the same rated parts from McMaster.

73, Jim K9YC

On 9/17/2018 6:14 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:
> I use Rohn bolts on my tower.  There are no extra lock nuts required.  I
> have never come across a Rohn bolt that came loose, since installation in
> 1998.  Even if the nut came loose, I cannot imagine how the bolts could come
> out by themselves.  I do not think I could even get them out without
> relieving the pressure from the tower section above, and using a drift.
>
> Many Rohn products that attach to the tower, such as the ROHN Guy Bracket
> Assembly GA45GD for 45G, are supplied with lock nuts.  I always use these
> nuts as instructed.  I have never found the need to use any other hardware.