[TowerTalk] screw-in guy anchors, was Could this happen to you

[DMartin560@aol.com (DMartin560@aol.com)]

The new anchors in the concrete are the mobile home type that use the slotted 
bolt for the tiedown strapping and with the square shoulder.

The original anchors in  < <A 
HREF="http://ki4d.org/towerpics4/anchor1.jpg";>http://ki4d.org/towerpics4/anchor1.jpg</A>
 >  shows 
they are mobile home anchors too.

If I were going to dig that size hole, I would use the proper Rohn (or other) 
anchor.

Dwayne,  KG4ADM



> I can't see where the type of anchor is shown on this page but the hardware 
> (turnbuckles)
> used in that installation look like $5 Lowes units, not what I'd expect to
> guy a 180' tower.
> 
> There's a world of difference between the 3' mobile home tiedowns, and even 
> the  5'
> AB Chance anchors I screwed in for my measley 40' Rohn 25 tower.
> 
> John K5MO
>