Hello Tower dudes? Just now joined because I was directed this way from a thread I started on QRZ about using the falling derrick method to raise towers. Not much useful info came back. Was looking f
I'm ignorant of this IBC thing. So aside from the idea that it OUGHT to be called the /Intra/national Building Code, and Wikipedia says they picked "International" because it was applied to some juri
Futher reading, because I was interested says that 2012 is unchanged from 2006 in any material way. Both refer back to TIA, which in turn refers back per the reference in the PDF from US Towers on th
Wow. Onerous, imho. Wondering if amateur towers in fact are subject to the IBC? Are they "telecommunication towers"? Those being commercial. I can understand the requirement, IF the tower in question
Yep, Thanks to decades of Moe & Ron moving up and out from New Yawk Sheety, the "average homeowner" *imports* their ideas, values and government from the most populated and controlled areas. (Having
Anyone have advice/experience with placing a tower over/on a rock surface? Short of blasting a hole, that is... My QTH is very thin soil over solid shale surface, it's a hill mostly. _-_-WBear2GCR __
Whoa... a lot of information there, and many questions. Please keep in mind I am on the lower end of the learning curve, so some of what I say or ask may be total "newbie". - Does your "base" merely
I have all tapered bottom pier pin bases with star guys and I never heard any noise or saw base movement. It is important that the concrete base can handle the downward force and that it will not sli
On 10/13/2017 3:33 PM, Grant Saviers wrote: A little confusing to me what "solid shale" means. If it really is shale (from what I know as shale in WPA, OH) then a carbide tipped drill will make quick
Being the OP, asking for advice and expertise is what I have tried so far... I am unaware of any attachments for Bobcats or anything else that will break up shale in the vertical direction. Would be