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Re: [TowerTalk] Protecting Buried Guy Anchors and Tower Sections

To: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Protecting Buried Guy Anchors and Tower Sections
From: "Mark Robinson" <markrob@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:43:52 -0400
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Yes Moss Motors sells waxoyl over here

http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=waxoyl&WebCatalogID=0



I put it inside my 1989 Blazer chassis and hand brushed it on the underside 
when I had to work in Illinois and my poor truck was white with road salt


Glad to hear that it worked well for you


cheers Mark N1UK

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, 14 October, 2010 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Protecting Buried Guy Anchors and Tower Sections


> Mark Robinson wrote:
>>A product like Waxoyl would be good too.
>>
>>
>>I wanted to pour oil down inside the legs of my 86 foot Rohn 45 which
>>is buried in concrete.  What is the best way to do this? Will it be
>>possible to get one of the tower bolts out to do this or is this
>>impossible with all the weight on the lower sections now
>>
>
> Waxoyl would work (if available in the USA) because it is specifically
> formulated to prevent corrosion in wet environments.
>
> My old moonbounce system had a rotating steel mast in a ground socket
> filled with Waxoyl. Although 10 years of trapped condensation had turned
> the Waxoyl into a water emulsion, the mast came out bright and
> completely rust-free.
>
>
> -- 
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
> _______________________________________________
>

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