Thanks Dave. It's a crank-up and has a rebar cage that the tower bolts to.
73, Mike
On May 16, 2014, at 11:19 AM, David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>
> I agree that the culvert would make a great ground ... better than a Ufer as
> long as it lasted, at least. If the ground water level is that high, though,
> I'd probably worry about the culvert eventually rusting out. Rebar is cheap
> enough in comparison to the cost of that much concrete that I think I'd drop
> a few 10' long sticks into the pour for a Ufer anyway. Just connect them to
> the tower legs as if the culvert wasn't there. Cheap insurance, in my
> opinion.
>
> 73,
> Dave AB7E
>
>
> On 5/16/2014 8:12 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L wrote:
>> Great idea. Thanks Dave.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On May 16, 2014, at 8:45 AM, David Robbins <k1ttt@arrl.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Just connect the tower to the steel pipe and it would probably be better
>>> than Ufer.
>>>
>>> David Robbins K1TTT
>>> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
>>> web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
>>> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
>>> Reublin NF4L
>>> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 12:39
>>> To: towertalk reflector
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower base/Ufer ground
>>>
>>> I have a proposal from a contractor to pour the concrete into a piece of
>>> 48" diameter x 12' long piece of steel culvert capped on the bottom end with
>>> a plywood disc. Very high ground water is the reason.
>>>
>>> Will this constitute a Ufer ground?
>>>
>>> 73, Mike NF4L
>
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