setting wind tower screw in anckors [RE-wrenches]

[Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection]

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Gang,
My wind experience is limited and far less than our esteemed  
colleague Roy, but I totally agree. And, since you seem to have  
access to a posthole digger anyway, piece of cake!
Cheers, Bob-O
On Sep 18, 2006, at 4:32 AM, Roy Butler, Four Winds RE wrote:

>
> Hi Darryl,
>
> One word answer......concrete!
>
> Seriously.....I've never trusted the screw in anchors, so I dig to  
> just below the frost line, lay the anchor in (with rebar/ remesh as  
> needed) and pour concrete in the hole.
>
> Trust me....you'll sleep better on windy nights with this method!
>
> Roy Butler
> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer®
> NYSERDA eligible PV & wind installer Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
> 8902 Route 46
> Arkport, NY 14807
> 607-324-9747
> www.four-winds-energy.com
>
>
>
> Darryl Thayer wrote:
>
>> HI
>> What do folks use to set wind tower screw-in anckors? By hand is  
>> just so hard, and a post hole digger spins
>> to fast.  Thanks Darryl


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