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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