[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 193, Issue 30

[Paul F. Merrill]

I’d talk to an engineer, tower installer, or K0XG before modifying
anything. You could end up with a large pile of steel and aluminum in your
yard. Or, you know, kill someone.

On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 09:00 <towertalk-request at contesting.com> wrote:

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>    1. K0XG rotating tower bolt issue... (StellarCAT)
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> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:03:13 -0500
> From: "StellarCAT" <rxdesign at ssvecnet.com>
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] K0XG rotating tower bolt issue...
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> Anyone else have issues with the bolts that hold the tower baseplate to
> the main gear? I went to grade 8 bolts here as to me this is not a good
> idea to have those VERY long bolts (7?) holding these two things together ?
> and they?re only 1/2? diameter! One of mine is obviously BENT! I don?t know
> how I could enlarge the holes now that it is together ? I?d MUCH prefer
> these were 3/4? or at least 5/8? bolts. I?ve not had heavy winds here since
> it went up in October of ?16... maybe 60 Mph tops. I?m also considering
> going with a stainless tube ? 1/2? ID and maybe 3/16? walls, as a sleeve
> around the bolts ? but it would need to be tight fitting to make any
> difference, both on the ID as well as the length (height). Another down
> side of doing this is that the grade 8 bolts are zinc chromate ? they?re
> pristine now ? but put them in a tube, what might end up being a sealed
> system if properly done (tight enough) might trap enough moisture to
> corrode them (much?) faster...
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> Gary
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