[TowerTalk] Help- tower

[Gary Smith]

My suggestion: remove the tower from the base, grind, cut, whatever, to remove any remnants from the concrete.
Get new tower, get someone to come and drill and fit the tower holdown bolts. There are businesses that can do this for you, the holes they will drill will be larger than you think are needed, but they will probably use * real* industrial strength expoxy old the new tower bolts in place.
Above are my suggestions, ymmv,
Gary…wa6fgi 
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> On Dec 13, 2024, at 10:11 PM, ARTHUR BERNSTEIN via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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> I’ve had a  52 ft crank up  (Hy Gain HG-52 SS) for a number of years. The past week there were two hi wind events here on Long Island. The base of the tower has failed. The tower was extended and I forgot to lower it before vacation. It has been cranked down, then fell over in second windy event. The 18 ft boom prevented it from hitting my rear fence. Two beams are suspended over my neighbor’s property. Luckily they haven’t freaked out (yet.) Possibly bottom tower’s dog ear feet  may have bent. I’m looking to replace e the tower of similar height or slightly taller. The rebar protrusions from the base likely won’t fit newer towers. I don’t have room to sink in a new base. This base is approximately 2.5 cu. Yards . How can I remove this base. Hire people with Jack hammers  or could this cube of concrete be lifted out with a crane?
> Any ideas or suggestions.
> Art., N2KA ..
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