Thank Mac (and everyone else who replied). I'll have to get a couple of these to check out. Neato..
Randy Mac Dearman wrote: > 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/ > -- Randy Cosby Vice President InfoWest, Inc work: 435-773-6071 email: [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/randycosby -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
