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Subject: [SECC] Looking for Concrete suggestions
From: wb4sq at yahoo.com (Gary McConville)
Date: Wed Apr 16 14:51:11 2003
Roger,

Unless the math has changed, it looks like you'll need
72 sq ft or 8 cubic yards.

 
--- Roger Hackler <rhackler@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Hey gang,
> 
> Hope everyone is well and had a great time in the
> GQP.  I got on for just a
> little while and handed out Cobb County on 40 and
> 20, but family obligations
> kept me from playing.
> 
> So, here's the meat of the question.  I am in the
> process of putting up a 50
> foot Universal Aluminum Tower (50-9).  I have the
> hole dug and it is
> slightly larger than the dimensions specified by
> universal.  Universal
> specifies 4x4x4 and I'm closer to 4x4x4.5.  My
> calculations come up to just
> over 2.5 yards of concrete.
> 
> The problem is that there is no easy way to get to
> the hole.  My front yard
> is very steep, so bringing a full size truck to the
> back is not an option.
> I haven't checked, but I imagine that pumping is
> prohibitively expensive.  I
> don't relish the idea of carting 200 bags of sacrete
> to the back and mixing
> it.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?  This is the first tower I
> have erected in the US,
> ant when I did the last one in HL I had the help of
> your tax dollars (thanks
> guys!).
> 
> As a side note, I'm concerned with the specs (or
> lack thereof) that
> universal provided.  The base has no rebar in it. 
> With a block of that
> size, I think Rebar is probably a requirement.  Your
> thoughts?
> 
> 73 de KN6RO
> 
> Roger Hackler
> Senior Systems Engineer
> Siemens Energy & Automation
> Atlanta, GA
> 
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