I got all the nuts unscrewed from the tower bolts with significant effort. I
do not have that power tool so used aerokroil and an 18” breaker bar on the nut
and a box wrench on the bolt head with the wrench being held by the tower
itself. 1/6th of a turn on each pull on the bar, hardware screeching and
getting hot from friction. Yesterday, I was on the tower for 1.75 hours and
got 6 (six!) nuts off the bolts. Am I glad that is done and another lessen
learned about dealing with hardware that is less than first rate. I hope use
of the TowerJack will let the bolts slide out easily.
Tnx es 73 de
Al
N6TA
From: Keith Dutson <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 4:31 AM
To: al.n6ta@gmail.com; Mpridesti <mpridesti@yahoo.com>
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower bolts: drive out or unscrew?
I would likely use a battery powered impact wrench on the bolt, and box end or
Vise-grip wrench on the nut. Be sure to have an extra battery available to
haul up when the impact wrench slows down. Of course, you will also need a
good burlap bag to hold the old bolts.
If you are going to use the tower sections again, I highly recommend
re-galvanizing. Price here is less than 50 cents per pound of finished steel.
At 70 pounds per section, that is 420X.50 = $210, which is well worth the
treatment. May have to clean the old sections before re-dipping. I would add
another $200 for that task.
73, Keith NM5G
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, 05:28:08 AM CDT, Mpridesti via TowerTalk <
<mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
Al
Since you plan to reuse the tower and assuming the bolts are old, don’t bother
saving the old ones. Nicer to have new hardware and it’s a minimal expense to
you or a new owner.
So drive them out by whatever means.
Regards,
Mark, K1RX
> On Sep 9, 2021, at 1:16 AM, <mailto:al.n6ta@gmail.com> al.n6ta@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> I must take apart my guyed 60' Rohn 45 and some of the bolts are not going
> to come out without some encouragement. I could drive them out with a
> hammer and punch or unscrew them through the thru holes in the tower's legs.
> The tower will be used again so I do not want to mess it up unnecessarily.
> Of course, I do not care about the bolts which go to the scrap metal
> recyclers.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Al-N6TA
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