$120 per yard is a very low price. Congrats.
Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K Crystals Co.
117 Sterling Pine St.
Sanford, FL 32773
Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
> On Apr 17, 2015, at 2:49 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
> wrote:
>
> I mentioned that we had to move the location of the hole for the base of the
> tower after hitting a field tile at the original location.
>
> The only problem is on the N side of the shop it's closer to the woods.
> These are fast growing trees that may reach 80 feet before dying. It's a
> soft wood that deteriorates quickly after the tree dies. We currently have
> two layine out into the yard now. I hope to get permission to cut the trees
> that pose a danger. As I said, it's just woods with mostly junk trees and a
> fire hazard with a lot of dead falls. One neighbor used to cut those up for
> the winter, but that was 20 to 30 years ago. I have photos of the area from
> the top of my towers over the years. The N side of our yard had a row of
> little 3 to 4 foot spruce. Those grew to maturity. The warmer and and 6 week
> shorter winters no longer killed the Pine Beatles and they killed the trees
>
> Extended, the tower puts the antenna out of reach for falling trees, but not
> when retracted. There about 4 to 6 trees that pose a danger. They are tall
> and skinny (about 6" in diameter), with a decided lean.
>
> Moving the hole to the west would have been the desired action, BUT The soil
> quickly turns to peat in that direction (don't know where) AND there is a
> dirt pile (compost pile) at least 20 X 50' that is coming out some day. As
> the sides are not vertical, but a gentle taper and knowing the source of the
> dirt, I'd guess there is between 10 to 30 yards to be removed.
>
> Moving that dirt was out-of-the-question at the time as we would have
> destroyed the N yard. (I really don't think we would have been able to get
> the trucks back there. BUT Maybe later this summer when it's dry enough to
> remove the couple of truck loads of dirt, I'll build another base and put it
> about 20' W of that first hole.
>
> The logistics are good, but the costs @ roughly $120 per yard for 6 or 7
> yards of 3,500 psi concrete, a couple hundred for the base. (I can easily
> machine the ears for the metal shop), plus the labor for digging the hole??
> By hand or backhoe. Backhoe would probably mean 6 or 7 yards, but that's not
> objectionable considering the doubtful ability of the soil. As we have to
> fix the driveway from the last, "light" load of concrete, I have my doubts
> for 7 or more yards.
>
> As the yard never firmed up enough to support the equipment last summer and
> another wet summer forecast, I guess, I better hope I can have those trees
> cut. I may be stuck where the base is now.
>
> BTW When I installed the 100', 45G, the yard was like a rock and the water
> table was at, or below the bottom of the hole, we could have run the
> concrete truck across the yard with only a dent...if that. Our yard used to
> dry up and turn brown by early August. For the last 5 years or so, it has
> stayed green and required cutting at least a couple of time per week, all
> summer. With the second hole (which we had to pump out) the water table was
> within 6" of the surface. They dug until at 7 feet there was about a foot
> of water in the hole. In two days, it was nearly full.
>
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> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
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