Cal Zethmayr wrote:
> I've been told that you need three times the weight of concrete in
> the ground for the tower base than the total weight of the tower,
> guy wires, beams and rotors?
>
> But I haven't found any documentation of that searching a bunch of
> sites.
>
> I hope that bit of info will be in my copy of Up The Tower when it
> gets here...
>
> In the meantime... any comments anyone?
Just as we discussed recently for Rohn 25G I think your best bet is to
follow the manufacturers specifications. It is a combination of wind
loading, weight, type of installation, location, etc.
Tim, N9PUZ
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