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Re: [TowerTalk] Pad and Pier Foundations

To: Kelly Johnson <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pad and Pier Foundations
From: "R. Kevin Stover" <rkstover@mchsi.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 16:59:57 -0500
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Kelly Johnson wrote:
> The "drilling rigs" mentioned as of late are all designed to dig a
> round hole, not a square one.  Every tower foundation spec I've seen
> (USTower, Trylon, AN Wireless) specs a square hole.  There are lots of
> building inspectors that won't accept a round hole when a square one
> is called out in the manufacturer specs.
> 
> It would seem to me that these tower manufacturers need to realize
> that the specs they are creating can't be realized very easily by most
> amateurs.
> 

Heights Towers spec a round hole for their bases.
They use 4' diameter "Sonna" tubes as forms with appropriate rebar cage.
Why can't Trylon, AN Wireless, or UST?


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