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Subject: [TowerTalk] Concrete Strength
From: n3ue@arrl.net (Ed Wolf)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:46:08 -0500
> I am putting up a US Tower TX-455 in about 4-6 weeks.  When I priced
> the concrete delivery, the first question was; "What strength do you
> want?" Examples given were 1500 lb., 2000 lb., etc.  I asked a US
> Tower representative, but they didn't know.  Any recommendations from
> the list would greatly be appreciated.

I used 3500lb footer mix.
Been there for about 11 years now, 
all of it under ground except a small
area which actually holds the tower
base, and no problems of any kind yet.
 
Ed Wolf - ars:N3UE - NA40+TR.PA



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