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1. [TowerTalk] Ran Short of Concrete (score: 1): Author: Steve Bagley <n2mai@arrl.net>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:42:02 -0400; Hello All, Another concrete question... I mixed 45 80lb bags yesterday (electric mixer) and still ran short! My guess is that I have one cubic yard in the ground with the tower base in it. I am about; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00091.html (6,867 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Ran Short of Concrete (score: 1): Author: Mickey Baker <fishflorida@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:57:18 -0400; You are correct, if you mixed 80 pound bags of Sakrete according to their recommendation, you have one cubic yard of concrete in the ground, minus any waste. What dimensions does Ameritower recommend; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00092.html (9,210 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Ran Short of Concrete (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:14:52 -0400; Assuming that the base is adequately embedded in the existing concrete, I would just add more concrete on top. You should have ran back to the store while it was still wet, but adding concrete now is; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00093.html (7,563 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Ran Short of Concrete (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:28:02 -0400; There are a couple of important points: What is the soil like? If the soil is sandy or solid then the amount of concrete is not terribly important. It serves two functions. To keep the tower from sin; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00094.html (10,020 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Ran Short of Concrete (score: 1): Author: fred.spinner@gmail.com; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:58:58 +0000; I'd consider drilling in about four pins into the concrete (or anchors of some sort, rebar with epoxy, expansion, etc) and then pinning the top section to the already poured section. I think in a yar; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00101.html (12,798 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Ran Short of Concrete (score: 1): Author: fred.spinner@gmail.com; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:27:58 +0000; I agree.. I usually don't bother returning the 5-10 bags I have left over as even a year or two later they are fine for posts or small jobs around the property. (Some of the two year old left overs f; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00102.html (16,642 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Ran Short of Concrete (score: 1): Author: Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:49:22 +0000; Too late now, but maybe helps the next guy - always have a quantity of boulders or large rocks around (they are plentiful here) and you can just add as little or as much as you need to fine tune the; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00103.html (10,087 bytes)

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