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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 KD5FBA > > Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid > On Apr 7, 2017 2:04 PM, Gary Sitton via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Rick, > > ALM-31 is new product so I don't have the specs. > yet, but it's extruded 6061-T6 Alum. and will weigh > ~200 lbs. with the beam and rotator. I would not > need or want to fold it over fully extended! My > handy guy said he'll do it for $500: materials, hole, > frame, re-bar and pour. Seems a bit high, but it's > turn-key and he's very meticulous. I probably could > save some money by having a less skilled person > dig and prepare the square hole. Bell-bottoming > is a great idea however! Attached is picture of my > homebrew common mode coax choke for the beam. > > 73s, > Gary Sitton, K5AMH > [email protected] > > On 4/7/2017 12:59, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________ > > 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 bolt forms and all re-bar work > > done ahead of the dig/pour. I'm 77 and just had a > > double (yes!) hip joint replacement and can't really > > dig such a hole nice and square. Also, I have no > > concrete experience and you only get one chance > > at a good pour. > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected]
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