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Subject: | [TowerTalk] Re: TowerTalk Digest, Vol 15, Issue 6 |
From: | Chuck Sudds <chuck@dxham.net> |
Date: | Tue, 02 Mar 2004 23:18:10 -0600 |
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At 10:40 PM 3/2/04 -0500, you wrote: I have a very similar situation here in the corn fields of Western Iowa, although I opted to bury my guy anchors quite alot deeper. In fact, I called the rural electric company and they came out with their auger truck and dug three guy anchor holes 8 feet deep by 24in in diameter. The cost was minimal... something like $60. I chose 3 - 14 foot pieces of 4in schedule 80 pipe because of the availability and boy, were they ever heavy! After ruining two large drill bits trying to drill through the pipes, I finished up by torching holes in the right places and filling the holes with cement. The tower has been up for 6 years with nary a hitch. Just wish that I would have gone with elevated guys many years ago when my kids were little! It makes mowing so much easier and puts the temptation to mess with the guy wires out of harms way when the grand kids visit! Good luck! Chuck KØTVD I have a 90' tower with 3 guys at 85' , 55' and 30' that are attached to Rail road rails. 6' above the ground and 4' in cement. _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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