Gentleman & Ladies:
What I did when one of my legs split from water or something got into one of
my legs. What I did was I took
a piece of schedule 80 pipe that just fit around the leg of the 25G and
split the pipe lengthwise. I then took muffler clamps because and clamped
the pipe around the 25G leg. This splice has been in place for well over a
year now and I see no reason to take down. This is on the thirty foot
section of a 180 Ft. tower. You can see the tower on my website but I did
not have photos when made the website.
Ron WA9PAM
http://webpages.charter.net/ronald/
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From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:01
To: K9RB@arrl.net; towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: n1lo@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advise Please
In a message dated 3/7/01 7:10:06 AM Pacific Standard Time,
K9RB.Rog@telocity.com writes:
> I
> cant help but wonder if a piece of angle iron couldn't be welded
> to the leg in question, both above and below the area of concern,
> restoring structural integrity?
In a previous post I suggested adding a splint or cripple to the leg.
Properly done, it should be as strong or stronger than the leg. Your piece
of
angle iron is on this track but needs to be incorporated in a suitably
designed brace.
You cannot weld to Rohn 25G or 45G - the legs are too thin.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
Tower Tech
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