Chuck. When can you start ??:) Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 30, 2018, at 11:55, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > Back in the olden days, I dug telephone pole holes up to 7 feet deep with > very long handled shovels, spoons and a long digging bar. > > Then we would manually install the pole in the hole with pike poles. > > Don't miss that! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Moffett > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2018 10:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Anchor holes > > Yeah, what Mitch said. They make yellow guards for guy wires; > specifically so people can see them and not get clotheslined. > > It would also seem if somebody could hit the wire, they could hit your > pipe. Rather than getting clotheslined they've wrecked their ATV and > face planted into a pole. Making it more visible would be the key. If > the guy wire would physically cross an ATV trail, then moving the guy > anchors farther out would give it more clearance. > > But I know I'm safely in my armchair here and can't see the situation on > the ground. > > Telephone pole contractors can auger that deep. We had a guy doing 30" > holes 10 feet deep for so we could plant an 80' pole. If you want to > hit 6 feet depth, they might have something at the tool rental place for > setting deck posts. If not, then a telephone pole contractor. They can > go through rock if they have carbide rock teeth on the auger. > > -Adam > > > > > On 9/29/2018 7:08 PM, Mitch Koep wrote: > > Craig > > > > Maybe a chain link fence next to the guy wires > > > > to the ground connection Extend fence out to the the point the guy wires > > is about > > > > 10 foot above ground??? > > > > We do that and use light weight orange fiber duct on the guy wires to the > > ground lug > > > > Mitch > > > > > > On 9/29/2018 3:15 PM, Craig House wrote: > >> Yes. Elevated guy supports. The location is an atv off road ranch and > >> they are worried about people getting clothes lined. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Sep 29, 2018, at 15:05, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> 10 foot tall wooden poles for an aerial attachment only need to be set > >>> maybe > >>> 4 feet deep. > >>> > >>> Or are you talking about elevated supports for guy wires? > >>> If so, you probably need to dig a trench for an L shaped sleeper and the > >>> some rebar in sonotube for the poles and anchors. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Craig House > >>> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 12:55 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [AFMUG] Anchor holes > >>> > >>> > >>> I have a tower construction location which is going to require 10 foot > >>> poles > >>> above ground as an attachment point for the wires at each of the holes. > >>> I > >>> have the pipes constructed but I’m concerned about being able to drill > >>> the > >>> holes in our soil and ground to accommodate the pipes. Has anyone done > >>> something like this before I’m not looking to do typical anchor holes > >>> that > >>> are 6 feet or 8 feet wide and a foot and a half across I’m looking for > >>> an > >>> auger hole that is a straight 6 to 7 feet down > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> -- > >>> AF mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> AF mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
