Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Rick: I plan to guy this mast for sure. I wouldn't trust this in a wind. The ALM-31 is very similar to their older 40' crank-up MA-40 model. It's made of extruded Aluminum sections rather than tubing. Gary Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On April 7, 2017

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Eric Are you interested in shooting Saturday afternoon. I have BOD meeting in morning and cab mrrt you at gate about 1:15 pm Jo.L. Keener ke7nsb 832-539-1935 On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Eric via BVARC wrote: > I am interested in the antenna and duplexer, don't need the

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Gary, I think I would ask the tower company for engineering specs. Now you mention a tilt over base/ginpole. Not gonna happen in a 2 by 2 by 2 base. I cannot find any information on the tower on line other than a brief description in that they just started producing after Dayton 2016. No

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Normal weight concrete is about 145 lb per cu.ft. That is wet weight. Concrete sold at home centers is dry weight so the yield will be less than one cu.ft. Straight sack concrete is generally easier than using flyash if you are creating at home. If mixing materials by hand from bulk, the

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Carefully check the sack yield. Normal weight concrete is roughly 145 lbs/cu ft. Use greater than 3000 psi strength concrete. Do not add excess water. Rod the stiff mix into place. Note the 2 x 2 x 2 should be measured at least 6 inches below grade and so all surfaces are against firm to

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

8 cu ft X 90 lbs per = 720 lbs. 31 foot lever moving 720 lbs.doesn't take much moment. Where's KG5KV when you need him? RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig > On Apr 7, 2017, at 4:30 PM, Scott Medbury via BVARC wrote: > > A sack of sackrete is less than 1 cubic foot. It

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

A sack of sackrete is less than 1 cubic foot. It weighs about 80 pounds and a cubic foot of concrete weighs from 90 to 96 pounds before water is added.Scott KD5FBASent from my Verizon 4G LTE DroidOn Apr 7, 2017 2:04 PM, Gary Sitton via BVARC wrote: Rick,

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Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Gary, I'm surprised that a crank up fold over only specifies 2x2x2. Yards maybe but not feet. Heck, Rohn 25 needs more than that. GL.Rick W5RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig > On Apr 7, 2017, at 12:46 PM, Bruce via BVARC wrote: > > might want a little extra redi mix in

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

might want a little extra redi mix in case you bell bottom the hole or come above the ground level. 73...bruce Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2017, at 12:30 PM, Sam Neal via BVARC wrote: Hello, I'm too far and too old to assist. Just a pointer - if you buy sacks of

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Hello, I'm too far and too old to assist. Just a pointer - if you buy sacks of readi-mix for your cement, each bag ( should be marked on the bag ) is one cubic foot. Eight bags should fill the 2X2X2 hole. A cubic yard would take 27 sacks at one cubic foot each. 73, Sam Neal N5AF

Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Whoops, 8 cubic feet is about 1/3 of cubic yard of concrete! Anyway any suggestions out there? 73s, Gary Sitton, K5AMH gasit...@comcast.net On 4/7/2017 10:53, Gary Sitton via BVARC wrote: Tower guys: I'm seriously contemplating and soon buying a US Towers ALM-31, crank-up, fold-over

[BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base??

Tower guys: I'm seriously contemplating and soon buying a US Towers ALM-31, crank-up, fold-over tower for my Tex Hex beam which requires a 2' x 2' x 2' (about a cubic yard) of concrete base. Does anyone have a suggestion regarding someone to dig and fill the hole? I will have anchor