Have you ever wondered how a crankup tower is installed? Many guys do, so we thought we'd show how one ham installed his US Tower TX-455. The photos shown below were taken at different stages during construction of the concrete base assembly.
The hole for the base footing dug
and framed.
From this view you can see the reinforcing bar and coax conduits.
The US Tower T-Base all set up and ready for the concrete pour.
A concrete truck sure makes the pour easy!
The footing hole with 3,000 pound concrete mix poured.
The adjustable T-Base can be levelled and plumbed in case of settling.
Another shot of the footing, ready for finishing.
Look Ma, no more forms! The finished footing shown without the T-Base.
The tower was picked up at the freight depot on a car carrier.
Here the tower is carefully moved with the help of a front end loader.
Stayed tuned for more...
