When I poured my Rohn 25 tower base in Rockford, there was a concrete guy
who specialised in small quantities of concrete. One or two yards were
within his norm and he would stay at the site for 30 minutes while you
barrowed the concrete as part of the standard charge.
Maybe there is someone like that in your area. Ask one of the concrete
firms. They know who is working in their business.
Mark N1UK
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> If you find a contractor (preferably a small one) in your area that does
> concrete work, you might be able to convince him to add a yard or two to
> one of his orders and then just dump it in the hole for you. Sometimes
> they have small jobs too and being able to add a yard or two might save
> him enough of a delivery charge that he'd be willing to help you out.
> The caveat is that you'll need to have your tower in the hole and ready
> for the pour, and the contractor will probably have to be working in
> your area because most concrete companies only let you have the truck
> for a certain period of time.
>
> My dad was a concrete contractor and we did stuff like this all the
> time.
>
> 73,
>
> Mike
> WM4B
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>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM , john@kk9a.com wrote:
>
>> You should fill the hole with concrete, what else would you put in it?
>> One yard is not a lot, but I'm not sure what the minimum concrete
>> delivery is in your area. Another other option is to buy 40+ bags of
>> mix, but that could be a lot of work.
>>
>> John KK9A
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>>
>> From: "Tom Horton" To: "Tower Talk" Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009
>> 12:56 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] How much?
>>
>>
>> I am very sure this has been done several if not many times...but...
>> How much cement do I really need to install my 40 foot Rohn 25 with a
>> two element Cubex quad and make it freestanding.
>> I have a 3x3x3 foot hole, but I seriously doubt that it needs to be
>> full... or does it?
>> Thanks
>> Tom K5IID
>>
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