On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:34:34 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote:


Minnie Bannister wrote:
Anybody know anything about this one?
http://www.onemantowers.com/index.html

A self-supporting 50 foot tower in a 100 mph wind would have to have
a pretty good foundation. Better obtain their foundation cost specs
before buying the tower.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Yea, allow about 6 to 10 yards of concrete for starters.
Not sure how big of a hole that would take right off in dimensions.

That's in the ballpark of a small concrete house foundation, isn't it?

That would be 162 cu ft (for 6 yards of concrete) or
10 x 10 x 1.6 ft, or
6 x 6 x 4.5 ft.

For reference, 10 yards is the typical capacity of a cement mixer
truck.

For any project, you need to look at the total cost of installation
and all components, not just the primary component.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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