This generally happens on the lower portion (or section) of the tower and is caused by freezing water inside the tower leg. Make sure there are weep holes on each leg at the base and that they aren't stopped up with rust. You would be better off to place a water pipe clamp (http://www.plumbingsupply.com/pipe-repair.html) over the entire fracture than to hire a welder.
Mac From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Blair Davis Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:06 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower fix possible? Get a proff. welder out there. He should be able to fix it. Randy Cosby wrote: http://infowest.us/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem <http://infowest.us/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=142 0> &g2_itemId=1420 http://infowest.us/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem <http://infowest.us/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=141 8> &g2_itemId=1418 These pictures are from a small 40' Rohn tower that we are leasing space on. Apparently one of the legs has some sort of stress fracture developing, or there was something wrong with the metal here and it blew out. My first thought was that we had a bullet hole, but there is no hole in the other side. I haven't been on site personally. In any case, we don't want to climb it, and the owner is out of the lower-48 for a few months. Any recommendations for fixing / reinforcing this (other than the obvious - replacing the tower / section)? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.37/2130 - Release Date: 05/27/09 18:21:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
