Oh....I missed the concrete base in the diagram. I guess I'd assume
they don't count the base in the height.
The fiberglass ones we got were ~$7k-$8k for 80ft including pole steps
and safety climb. It was a bulk deal for several truckloads of poles,
and it was several years ago. No idea on current pricing. The company
was in Canada, and I think it was called RS Poles.
What do these Musco poles cost?
On 1/5/2022 9:34 AM, Nate Burke wrote:
Would that be true even on these that bolt onto a concrete base? I
would think that a 80' pole would be 80' if it's bolting on a base.
Install of $3-4k, what was the actual pole cost?
On 1/5/2022 7:43 AM, dmmoff...@gmail.com wrote:
And btw: an 80' pole is 70' AGL. The bottom 10ft goes in the dirt.
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From: Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2022 8:27 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Musco Towers
My last outfit did a whole bunch of 80' fiberglass poles like that.
With step bolts, safety climb systems, and mounting hardware at the top.
80' was about the biggest pole you could put in with a normal size
digger derrick truck. You can call any utility line contractor for
that. We had them put in for around $2500 each. Bore hole, assemble
pole sections, drop in hole, back fill, and hydraulic compaction.
I'm positive we can't get that price today, but I'd imagine
$3000-$4000 for installation. Obviously it's different if it's your
own derrick truck.
We did one that was 96' and called in a crane for that one. The
derrick truck could lift it, but wasn't tall enough to pick it above
the center of gravity so couldn't tip it into the hole. Even so,
crane service for a few hours was only an extra $500 or so.
-Adam
On 12/23/2021 12:14 PM, Nate Burke wrote:
https://www.musco.com/wireless-structures/
Anybody used these or know about pricing? We seem to have a growing
need for 60-100' towers, but the concrete cost is always the killer.
Seems like this would need a smaller concrete base, and doesn't need
all the forming and curing time. Years ago we did a project for a
municipality, and they put in a 50' light pole for us to attach a
single SM to, but they just backfilled the precast base with aggregate
and did start to finish in a couple hours. It was just a normal
streetlight pole though, no pegs or anything.
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