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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @brianbedoe8656
    @brianbedoe8656 4 года назад +16

    Poured the base of my 68' guyed tower 31 years ago! No shale, midwest clay! Four foot round, 5ft deep Rohn 25 .... Brought back some good memories! 73 ..... (Your finish work is way better than mine!!)

  • @house9850
    @house9850 3 года назад +2

    The ambient music at 8:08 took me to another consciousness -- Really great!

  • @rockeerockey6941
    @rockeerockey6941 4 года назад +21

    Had 80' of Rohn 25 with a Mosley classic 33 before I moved! Now a 40' tilt Alumna tower. Had to make climbing a thing of the past, it got old like me. Fine video Dirt Boss, poured a dozen or more bases for fellow Amateurs. A great hobby for the wealthy.

  • @ElementX32
    @ElementX32 Год назад +3

    Good stuff. Got my General license, now working on the Amateur Extra, just to prove to myself really. Didn't have a background in electronics, electricity, frequencies, propagation or anything ham radio related. I had to work hard and study.

  • @derrickpettit3489
    @derrickpettit3489 4 года назад +6

    Different kind of pour right there, something new ya know, that's cool, it won't be goin no where that's for sure, thanks for sharing mike.

  • @achamin1
    @achamin1 Год назад +2

    Thats some serious concrete works.That tower aint going nowhere

  • @JayN4GO
    @JayN4GO Год назад +4

    Only problem with these tbx towers are they don’t call for any antenna with a medium wind load. Small antennas only. Good job on the pad

  • @thomaslonggun2694
    @thomaslonggun2694 4 года назад +3

    I may have to win the lottery to do this, but hopefully one day I will put up a tower! Awesome for the owner!

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      Look into it it's not as expensive as you might imagine ! Thanks for watching

    • @thomaslonggun2694
      @thomaslonggun2694 4 года назад +1

      @@DIRT-BOSS it’s not just the concrete it’s the type of tower and hardware too! Living here on the GulfCoast in Louisiana the hurricanes worry me, so telescoping tower it will be and they’re not cheap at all!!

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      @@thomaslonggun2694 well if you ever do it let me know I know a good excavator down in Louisiana !

    • @thomaslonggun2694
      @thomaslonggun2694 4 года назад +1

      @@DIRT-BOSS and thank you for sharing too!

  • @arupian666
    @arupian666 10 месяцев назад +15

    This isn't DIY. This is DI with a bunch of other people.

  • @donausmus4281
    @donausmus4281 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have solid rock out cropping where I want to mount a Rohn 25 g tilt up. I was going to jack hammer about 24" down, drill in about 12 pieces of rebar at an angle, then build a rebar cage, welded to the angled rebar and frame in for the concrete.

  • @sonnyblazer5504
    @sonnyblazer5504 4 года назад +4

    We've seen those ads, "No Job Too Big or SMALL"! This job is all but SMALL because 48 FEET is not small when sticking its head up to greet what Mother Nature may have in store. That's why people call the best - The BIG GUY - with custom made forms built on site. Thank you for sharing this 'important' project with us and sorry about cutting your forms. Good job! Sonny (CT)

  • @donaldshields2483
    @donaldshields2483 9 месяцев назад +2

    Looks like you did a very good job and I’m sure it’ll work out fine so congratulations I can get the tower I used to have one years ago but not anymore I’m 86 years old and I’m not gonna be climbing any towels I got I got a nice dipolehustle of vertical God bless

  • @LitlD
    @LitlD 4 года назад +1

    First time I've seen the boss work harder than the help in a good long while.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      Got to get it done!

    • @sonnyblazer5504
      @sonnyblazer5504 4 года назад +2

      Funny thing about that. I learned in the ARMY, "Don't Ask your troops to do something you can't or won't"! Seems that's how Mike lives - The Mission FIRST! Sonny (CT)

  • @julianrobertson3303
    @julianrobertson3303 Год назад +2

    It's a marvelous tower & thank you for sharing your project . I just wanted to mention that I would of driven an earth electrode rod into the base of the hole , it may of been a little tricky hence the rocks , but I'm sure with a little perseverance an electrode rod could of been drifted deep under ground with a 30mm connector cable from the earth electrode to the chassis of the tower .

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  Год назад +3

      Yes there was ground rods installed

  • @jimmycake7143
    @jimmycake7143 3 года назад +1

    GOOD JOB nice to see people who know and do

  • @jhonsiders6077
    @jhonsiders6077 10 месяцев назад +1

    When I put mine up that is a Rhône HDBX mine is 85 foot I put a lot more steel in mine and welded all together with the stubs then painted it up all good with cold galvanizing. It took 8 yards of 4500 mix I used the vibrator on it too the guy is right about grounding the tower not thru the legs I have seen TV towers with the base blown to hell by a lightning strike I fab a lot of brackets for towers in my shop saw this in person just before they dropped it and to have me salvage any useable parts I had built for it . On mine I put a lighting rod on one leg and grounded that one Thu a copper rod 8 feet long and used copper webbing to connect it all I put stand offs on the other two legs and mounted all the air fiber radios on it for the internet service . It’s taken that I know of a dozen good hits with no base damage or radios cooked ! It’s rated at 90 MPH consistently with a inch of ice on it with the current wind load .

    • @fnordist
      @fnordist 7 месяцев назад

      not just a lightning strike, even moisture in winter, so water may crack the head of the concrete, and vodka kaboom, foundation cracked.

  • @ozarksfarmerhansen8782
    @ozarksfarmerhansen8782 3 года назад +1

    I ran a Concrete truck after I retired for about 12 years poured most likely a dozen Cell towers installations, this guy creates a lot of work that is not need. But he is making a video after all.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +1

      Yeah sometimes you got to make it good for the video

  • @ConstructionChannelLuxembourg
    @ConstructionChannelLuxembourg 4 года назад +3

    Really nice job! That's a massive block of concrete, wouldn't have thought it by just looking at the hole you dug.

  • @franciscomontesdeoca5316
    @franciscomontesdeoca5316 2 года назад +1

    Super job

  • @Jamieclarke88
    @Jamieclarke88 4 года назад +1

    Love your work dirt boss you make finishing concrete look easy peasy lol

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      Thanks!! 👍🏼🇺🇸💪🏼

  • @eliteearthworksllc
    @eliteearthworksllc 4 года назад +2

    Cool project! You get into a little bit of everything. Keep up the good work

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      Yes it was something different.. thanks!

  • @SkyCharter
    @SkyCharter 8 месяцев назад +1

    Nice and instructional. Thanks.

  • @yenerm114
    @yenerm114 4 года назад +2

    We poured somewhere between 500/600 footings like that for a giant warehouse , they varied from 8x8-11x11-13x13 all 5’ tall , everyday was stripping day before pours, forming/kicking, pouring and repeat

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      Yeah that's a lot of Create!

    • @yenerm114
      @yenerm114 4 года назад +1

      Yessir

  • @kevinchesnut8832
    @kevinchesnut8832 3 года назад +1

    I did a Verizon cell tower site work on Duanesburg Churches rd yrs ago its nice to get away from new home sites once in a while nice job DB

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +1

      That's cool yeah it is

  • @ConstructionMachineryChannel
    @ConstructionMachineryChannel 4 года назад +5

    That turned out great, nice job guys 👍

  • @mrs.dirtboss
    @mrs.dirtboss 4 года назад +2

    Good job!! I know it was a hot one that day ☀️🥰

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      Yes it was a tough day!

  • @SkyCharter
    @SkyCharter 8 месяцев назад +2

    Question: When is it important for poured tower foundations to have side contact with undisturbed dirt?

  • @fnordist
    @fnordist 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great job, but when dealing with concrete, it's essential to always incorporate steel reinforcements. This includes mesh at the top and bottom, lateral struts on the sides, and a steel spiral around the three pillars, spaced at 5 inches apart. Otherwise, over time, the concrete may crack.

  • @MrKamccarthyinc
    @MrKamccarthyinc 4 года назад +1

    NIcely done Mike.

  • @donaldtrabeaux5235
    @donaldtrabeaux5235 4 года назад +1

    Man that's big counter weight great job , glad to see y'all doing ok take care stay safe god bless

  • @JA-fy1bn
    @JA-fy1bn 2 года назад +1

    Great video. Tremendous amount of effort and money just in the base. Crazy expensive!

  • @davidstearns9664
    @davidstearns9664 2 года назад +1

    Very similar to my tower build👍

  • @anthonymarino4260
    @anthonymarino4260 6 месяцев назад +1

    great vid right go the point thanks

  • @michealmartin8565
    @michealmartin8565 4 года назад +1

    Looking good

  • @donalfinn4205
    @donalfinn4205 3 года назад +1

    Nice job!

  • @silverpheonix6015
    @silverpheonix6015 Год назад +1

    Nice!

  • @bozobennett
    @bozobennett 4 года назад +1

    Very nice work!!

  • @emeraldsoundproductions
    @emeraldsoundproductions 2 года назад +10

    Me personally, I would have drove an 8-foot grounding rod into the ground and grounded the tower to it before pouring the concrete. But that is just my preference.

    • @DeerJournal
      @DeerJournal Год назад +2

      That sounds like a great idea. Always need a good ground.

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 Год назад +8

      You put the rod next to the concrete base. The ground must be OUTSIDE of the concrete or you run the risk of a lightning strike blowing the concrete apart and the tower falling over.

    • @Dasher523
      @Dasher523 Год назад +1

      @@stargazer7644 where would you attach the grounding rod to? The tower itself? Any particular wire to use for connecting? Thank you.

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 Год назад +2

      @@Dasher523 I have 3 grounding rods along the back of my house at each of the 3 points where coax comes down from antennas. I put in 3 more rods around the base of the tower and connected each one to the base of a tower leg. I use bare stranded #6 copper wire to connect the electric utility panel ground rod and all six of my rods together. At each rod where coax comes into the house, I have Alpha-Delta UCGC grounding clamps on the top of the rod with coax surge protectors on each coax run before they enter the house. There is also a ground panel in the shack that is connected to the nearest ground rod with #6, and the chassis of the radios are connected to that with smaller stranded jumpers.

    • @jhonsiders6077
      @jhonsiders6077 10 месяцев назад +1

      I put up a Rhône HDBX 85 like that one mine took 8 yards of concrete and a tower guy said do not ground the stubs it could blow it to pieces . So I took one leg and put the lightning rod on it and that one is grounded i used more steel then it called for and welded it all then painted it with cold galvanizing. Rated at 90 MPH continuous with a nice of ice built up on it .

  • @ve7cpr7
    @ve7cpr7 3 года назад +1

    Nice job

  • @fulltiltgrading8366
    @fulltiltgrading8366 4 года назад +2

    Watch it Mike that tower work becomes addictive and it pays well! Lol nice job. I was hoping you weren’t going to backfill your forms. Smart man 👍🏻

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      Thanks buddy.. didn't mean to step on your content! 🤣

    • @fulltiltgrading8366
      @fulltiltgrading8366 4 года назад +1

      Dirt Boss Masonry & Excavating I would love to have someone like yourself involved in tower work. At least you would do the work right. You should see some of the crap work we compete against.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      @@fulltiltgrading8366 i hear ya there thanks Ed..

  • @125sm3
    @125sm3 4 года назад +1

    Great channel, new subscriber from England.

  • @daveengstrom9250
    @daveengstrom9250 8 месяцев назад +2

    I don't think the wind will matter too much on that one.

  • @ralphgwynn9325
    @ralphgwynn9325 4 года назад +12

    Just wanted to say thank you for bringing us into your world, I appreciate how you explain the small details. Great job 👍!

  • @richardbohlingsr3490
    @richardbohlingsr3490 3 года назад +1

    Great seeing it held together during the pour. Nice small job and it should strip easy enough. Much better than trying to put a cable tower in all those trees.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +1

      Yeah that was my first tower It was good I would have liked the trench port but the elevations weren't that good

  • @n2jve1989
    @n2jve1989 3 года назад +1

    I take it your around the Albany NY area seeing the Clemente/Latham truck

  • @kfourom
    @kfourom 4 года назад +6

    I have 4 similar tower footings. I never bothered to use forms except above ground where it shows. I thought it wiuld be stronger to use undisturbed soil for the in ground part of the form. BTW: It is GUY Wires, not guide wires.
    DE K4OM

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      Nice thanks for watching !

    • @jay-rus4437
      @jay-rus4437 3 года назад +2

      Got a chuckle from your comment. My pops, now 70, was a lineman for most of his career. Some 35 years or so. He was always a stickler for things being called by their proper name. Dont call a “common” screwdriver a “flathead”….that was definitely a no go. And the guy wire thing I heard him correct people for many years. Seems that everyone thinks that it is a guide wire…so he was busy correcting for a long time. 😂
      73…..K5JRX

  • @DirtBrute
    @DirtBrute 4 года назад +2

    Nice job 👍

  • @steveriley1000
    @steveriley1000 3 года назад +2

    I remember putting in a BX tower , dug the base by hand in Jan - feb in northern Ohio , your way looks much easier !

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +2

      Lol yes i agree That's a lot of shoveling

    • @steveriley1000
      @steveriley1000 3 года назад +1

      @@DIRT-BOSShence the January and February LOL never again,

  • @janethouck9763
    @janethouck9763 4 года назад +2

    No job too big or too small ! Always interesting great content.

  • @dustinmeier9753
    @dustinmeier9753 Год назад +2

    Where did you come up with the specs for the pad? I’m picking up a used 50’ tower next week, and we’re far enough out that permitting is not required, but I still want to do the installation right/safe. I need to fab up a tilt over base and I’ll raise and lower it with a winch. I just need to find some data sheet for specs.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  Год назад +3

      The tower company supplied the specs.. the homeowner bought the tower

  • @richardearldearyjr.9951
    @richardearldearyjr.9951 6 дней назад +1

    What size excavator bucket did use to the hole

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  6 дней назад +1

      @@richardearldearyjr.9951 2 ft bucket

  • @tedohio3038
    @tedohio3038 4 года назад +1

    Wow using the backhoe, that’s different. Never saw a pad that thick. Interesting video.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      Yeah wasn't sure if I could get the concrete truck in there and was going to have to use the bucket to pour..

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 Год назад

      It isn't a pad, it's a counterweight. It keeps the wind from blowing the tower over.

  • @adapedneau1114
    @adapedneau1114 4 года назад +4

    will there be 3 guide wire poles ???

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +3

      This typical tower does not have guide wires

  • @louisianadirt2188
    @louisianadirt2188 4 года назад +2

    Humm , I may need to redo mine, 😂 I didn’t put that much weight in the bottom. Nice job boss

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      Yeah lot of Wait there..I think it's kind of overkill but who's to say!

    • @louisianadirt2188
      @louisianadirt2188 4 года назад

      Dirt Boss Masonry & Excavating Mother nature will let us know if we got it right😁

  • @OpenSesame001
    @OpenSesame001 4 года назад +1

    Good stuff Boss... Hey JJ Waddup..

  • @JeremyLynnes
    @JeremyLynnes Год назад +3

    I'm working on getting my HAM license and would love to see what you've done with this and have hooked up. Pretty cool you installed a big tower on your property!

  • @potshot23
    @potshot23 2 года назад +1

    Damn, He must be putting up a hell of a lot of aluminum for that much concrete.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  2 года назад +1

      Lol tell me about it

  • @JohnDeereR-zw3wj
    @JohnDeereR-zw3wj 7 месяцев назад +2

    You should never form up the outside of the tower base. The concrete should be poured against undisturbed soil for maximum strength. I only formed up the top six inches of my 64 foot freestanding Trylon tower to make a neat triangle appearance on the very top.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  7 месяцев назад +2

      Town requirements

    • @JohnDeereR-zw3wj
      @JohnDeereR-zw3wj 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@DIRT-BOSS The person in your town that made that decision don't know shit. You NEVER pour tower foundations and then backfill them. Concrete should always be poured against undisturbed soil to maximize the strength. My base is 5.5 feet deep and bell shaped at the bottom. No forms. The concrete fills all voids and is extremely strong this way.

  • @kevinrex4522
    @kevinrex4522 8 месяцев назад +1

    Where is the video where you directed it?

  • @adapedneau1114
    @adapedneau1114 4 года назад +4

    Can you get HBO on that thing ???

  • @andrewstewart5396
    @andrewstewart5396 Год назад +1

    How long do you leave the forms in place before you strip them on a pour that size?

  • @fillowtree5505
    @fillowtree5505 4 года назад +1

    Never seen the base for a tower. NYC skyscraper can be built on that. Help him build the tower for fun!

  • @luish19779
    @luish19779 2 года назад +1

    Thanks to god my Antenna is in the rooftop of 6 FL building. Like 60 feet , I think.

  • @pvs8795
    @pvs8795 3 месяца назад

    How do you get this type of work?

  • @kc0rzk5523
    @kc0rzk5523 7 месяцев назад +2

    Shoot I thought it was gonna be like a hundred and some thousand feet the way that base was looking

  • @awdbroadcasting272
    @awdbroadcasting272 3 года назад +3

    Why use forms rather than making it perfectly square and pouring onto virgin soil? Wouldn’t that make it more stable?

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +3

      Yes but by code in New York we need to have forms

    • @patrickmckowen2999
      @patrickmckowen2999 3 года назад

      Yep, thats what we did many a year a go. Ontario Canada. Though if there was a code, I am sure the people I worked for did not look into it.

  • @SaltGrains_Fready
    @SaltGrains_Fready 3 года назад +1

    I woulda had the blocks in the bottom vertical. There's air gaps inside the blocks with no concrete in them.. The blocks are stronger vertical. That's the way they are designed, to block up in vertical position.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +1

      The whole point of the blocks were to get the height of the tower that is where it needed to be.. besides that we use a vibrator and all the concrete went through the holes

  • @eliteproductions835
    @eliteproductions835 2 года назад +1

    We have a 1500 ft tower in our yard

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  2 года назад +1

      Wow that's awesome

  • @rtoledo2
    @rtoledo2 Год назад +1

    dUMB QUESTION HERE : shouldn't that hole be dug as tight as possible so that when the concrete is poured, it's going into a COMPACTED HOLE ? specially the walls ?

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  Год назад +2

      The tighter the better but you still got to strip the forms

    • @rtoledo2
      @rtoledo2 Год назад

      @@DIRT-BOSS I guess I'm too critical , but have seen big tower bases with lots of iron and j-bolts , and looked to me like a 70 mile wind would rock it in it foundation. but just ignore me.

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 Год назад

      @@DIRT-BOSS Why even use forms? Just pour the concrete into the hole and use forms on the bit above the surface.

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 Год назад

      @@rtoledo2A 70 MPH wind on a 38 foot tower isn't going to rock 20,000 pounds of concrete.

  • @rehoboth_farm
    @rehoboth_farm 3 года назад +2

    4:01 dee's nuts. LOL!

  • @coreycripps5221
    @coreycripps5221 4 года назад +1

    love the videos. It seemed like your helper on this one did alot of standing around and not alot of working.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      Yeah hes just learning the biz summer help.. he will get it over time Got to have patience

  • @kevinpoore5626
    @kevinpoore5626 4 года назад +1

    I see you know how to play with those sticks lol 😛

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      Yes sir

    • @gimpy8349
      @gimpy8349 4 года назад +2

      About time you put an interesting video up😉

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      @@gimpy8349 👍🏼i try 🤣

  • @j.c.smithprojects
    @j.c.smithprojects 4 года назад +4

    mike, ever thought about getting a stamp made with tri county in it to imprint the concrete you pour? nice work as usual.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +3

      No I haven't but that would be cool!

  • @ETWL897
    @ETWL897 3 года назад +1

    What is the height of the tower going on the base encased in concrete?

  • @kalijasin
    @kalijasin Год назад +1

    Did you need a crane?

  • @sl33py20
    @sl33py20 2 года назад +1

    now i know what i need to know

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  2 года назад +1

      That sounds about right

    • @sl33py20
      @sl33py20 2 года назад

      @@DIRT-BOSS im going to create my own country and this is good knoledge to have

  • @daghanabi
    @daghanabi 2 года назад +2

    I want to be one of "your people"

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  2 года назад +2

      All you got to do is subscribe!

    • @daghanabi
      @daghanabi 2 года назад +1

      done

  • @9mmsteve
    @9mmsteve 3 года назад +1

    Who does this kind of work in North Georgia?

  • @genesenecal9140
    @genesenecal9140 4 года назад +13

    I wonder if your helper knows the great education he's getting working aside of you. You never seemed daunted by the jobs you get. I especially like it when you jumped in the hole to spread the mud. Now if you could only grow a third arm and hand to hold the camera.

  • @baredog6774
    @baredog6774 3 года назад +1

    Are you required to call and have utilities marked before digging?

  • @kenmeinken8115
    @kenmeinken8115 4 месяца назад

    Why overdig and then use forms and backfill? The backfill won't be as solid as undisturbed dirt. I have done 6 towers over the years (40, 40, 56, 73 and 72') and I poured against undisturbed soil except for the top 4 inches where I used a form for esthetics.

  • @rockeerockey6941
    @rockeerockey6941 4 года назад +1

    What mix did you use DB?

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +3

      3000lb small stone

  • @jmac88022
    @jmac88022 4 года назад +1

    Look at Madman doing the technical dig. Next week hell be towing his komatsu on the moon. Space force contractor. C'mon back

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +2

      🚀 LoL 💪🏼🇺🇸

    • @jmac88022
      @jmac88022 4 года назад

      @@DIRT-BOSS really interesting videos Mike. Thanks! #BetterthanTV

  • @lucasaiken3978
    @lucasaiken3978 3 года назад +1

    Got a bunch of hours in a 310G from working at a scout camp up near Lake George, love that thing.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +1

      Yeah good machines shout out to lake George !

    • @lucasaiken3978
      @lucasaiken3978 3 года назад +1

      @@DIRT-BOSS hell yeah! Spent 11 summers working up there. Was on maintenance staff the last three, learned lots of good stuff.

  • @fasnuf
    @fasnuf 3 года назад +1

    Why use the form?

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +2

      Have to for inspection here in NY

  • @allanvarner8137
    @allanvarner8137 2 года назад +1

    Nice tower set up I have no idea what type of steel used but I would have used some kind of paint or under coating on the legs and the cement slab would have a angle for water run off. but it's a nice tower you have there I hope it will last you for years! de..N3WYZ

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  2 года назад +1

      Yeah not sure

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 Год назад

      Or....you could just install it according to the engineering specs. And the concrete was sloped.

  • @gewglesux
    @gewglesux 4 года назад +1

    All of that for a 50ft twr?

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      Yeah I think it's pretty much overkill

    • @gewglesux
      @gewglesux 4 года назад +1

      @@DIRT-BOSS I mean it's a great job.. I dont think it will ever go anywhere. i think i would have least gone 80 or even 100ft.. then again maybe thats all he's allowed by town ordinances or something..

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      @@gewglesux Yes that is all the town would allow him was a 48-ft

    • @gewglesux
      @gewglesux 4 года назад

      @@DIRT-BOSS Well in that case i think it was a job well done. the foundation and the engineering!

    • @baredog6774
      @baredog6774 3 года назад +1

      Must want the option to stack higher in the future.

  • @silvainxyts
    @silvainxyts 2 года назад +2

    4:01

  • @mackfisher4487
    @mackfisher4487 3 года назад

    Good job, too bad the ham didn't think about a conduit for ground radials and maybe even coax cables.
    (I'm sure this tower will blow over due to your fine work)

    • @diycarhome9151
      @diycarhome9151 Год назад

      I did a Wade DMX 68 foot tower base. Wade called for 1.67 meters (5 ft, 5 inches square at the top) I dug it to 6 feet deep. Concrete was $1,200.00 to fill 5 ft, 6 inches x 5 feet, 6 inches x 6 feet deep.
      I derusted 1/2 inch rebar and primed it. Clean metal is stronger then rusty metal.

    • @mackfisher4487
      @mackfisher4487 Год назад

      @@diycarhome9151 sounds like a good job, concrete prices gone tower high.

  • @corydriver7634
    @corydriver7634 4 года назад +1

    How long does it take for that much concrete to cure/setup enough to support a 48’ tower?

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +3

      The specs recommend two weeks

  • @Gunpowdermaniac22
    @Gunpowdermaniac22 4 года назад +1

    Only 48' ??? That's enough concrete for 148' !

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      I was thinking the same thing ! Thanks for watching

    • @baredog6774
      @baredog6774 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, I just stuck up 2 joints of Rohn 25 and I used 3 bags of quick mix around an old jag I used for the base. I swing all over that thing. No guys on it either.

    • @frodrickfronkensteen9241
      @frodrickfronkensteen9241 Год назад

      Agreed. We're looking at a Rohn 25g / 50ft. free-standing/not guy'd
      Installer said they'll roll in with a 3ft auger bit and punch down 4ft... and that's it!!!

  • @glenng.8254
    @glenng.8254 2 года назад +1

    I was okay with it until the cement truck showed up. you're definitely not that off grid if the cement truck is within driving distance... lol

  • @larrykeenan598
    @larrykeenan598 4 года назад +1

    Are you going to video while you are erecting the tower. All you need is a gin pole and a safety belt and a few wrenches.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  4 года назад +1

      No im not installing the tower

  • @ВладимирЛукьянов-я5г

    Не глубоко. Без оттяжек упадет

  • @memyselfandifarmer
    @memyselfandifarmer 4 года назад +1

    A B T

  • @GrahamBartle
    @GrahamBartle Год назад +1

    JJ needs to learn how to look busy.

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  Год назад +1

      Yep that drove me nuts

  • @Patriot4TheTree
    @Patriot4TheTree 2 года назад

    I'd like to shit myself when you started pouring and that block moved.

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 Год назад

      Why would you like to shit yourself?

  • @henrycross8776
    @henrycross8776 3 года назад +1

    Rusty Rebar Concrete Company

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  3 года назад +2

      I've never seen Chrome rebar

    • @henrycross8776
      @henrycross8776 3 года назад +1

      @@DIRT-BOSS You've never seen Epoxy coated or Anodized either Scab

  • @subarcticshorts6507
    @subarcticshorts6507 2 года назад +1

    des nots

  • @olivertaylor8788
    @olivertaylor8788 10 месяцев назад

    That little tin tower is a waste of money.should have got a real tower heavy duty.that tin will lay over first big snow..ham professionally did that..

    • @DIRT-BOSS
      @DIRT-BOSS  10 месяцев назад

      I didn't buy it it's the homeowner why don't you call him and complain or maybe you could reach him on his hand and tell him