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I was able to grab a 4 cubic foot concrete mixer last night and went out at 6:30 AM today to do the support base for the tilting mast base. The concrete base is about 24" x 24" x 30" deep and it took 17 of the 60 pound bags of concrete to fill. I was able to mix three bags at a time so it went fairly quickly. I also setup the base plate with the concrete anchors in the required location and used a section of the 2" nominal schedule 40 pipe I am using as a mast to make sure everything lined up correctly. So far, so good. I will let it cure until Friday or so before starting to test the tilt function with the winch using just this single piece of mast. I intend on first testing it on 10 feet of mast, then 20 feet, then 30 feet, then 30 feet with the rotor plate and 12 foot long aluminum antenna mast, then add the rotor, etc. I want this to fail early if it is going to fail. It should be a single man job to raise and lower this mast, at least without the antenna up top. At least that's my goal.

Once I have the 20 or 30 foot sections of mast in place, I will also be able to establish the height and orientation of the three guy wires I plan on using. Two of the anchors will screw into the rafters through the roof. I am getting some expert advice on how to do this without it leading to leaks in the roof. I intend on doing this into the rafters in the soffits instead of over interior parts of the house because then if it does end up leaking, at least it's leaking outside.

<blockquote data-quote="TimmyTheTorch" data-source="post: 819003" data-attributes="member: 64271">I was able to grab a 4 cubic foot concrete mixer last night and went out at 6:30 AM today to do the support base for the tilting mast base. The concrete base is about 24&quot; x 24&quot; x 30&quot; deep and it took 17 of the 60 pound bags of concrete to fill. I was able to mix three bags at a time so it went fairly quickly. I also setup the base plate with the concrete anchors in the required location and used a section of the 2&quot; nominal schedule 40 pipe I am using as a mast to make sure everything lined up correctly. So far, so good. I will let it cure until Friday or so before starting to test the tilt function with the winch using just this single piece of mast. I intend on first testing it on 10 feet of mast, then 20 feet, then 30 feet, then 30 feet with the rotor plate and 12 foot long aluminum antenna mast, then add the rotor, etc. I want this to fail early if it is going to fail. It should be a single man job to raise and lower this mast, at least without the antenna up top. At least that&#039;s my goal.Once I have the 20 or 30 foot sections of mast in place, I will also be able to establish the height and orientation of the three guy wires I plan on using. Two of the anchors will screw into the rafters through the roof. I am getting some expert advice on how to do this without it leading to leaks in the roof. I intend on doing this into the rafters in the soffits instead of over interior parts of the house because then if it does end up leaking, at least it&#039;s leaking outside.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TimmyTheTorch, post: 819003, member: 64271"] I was able to grab a 4 cubic foot concrete mixer last night and went out at 6:30 AM today to do the support base for the tilting mast base. The concrete base is about 24" x 24" x 30" deep and it took 17 of the 60 pound bags of concrete to fill. I was able to mix three bags at a time so it went fairly quickly. I also setup the base plate with the concrete anchors in the required location and used a section of the 2" nominal schedule 40 pipe I am using as a mast to make sure everything lined up correctly. So far, so good. I will let it cure until Friday or so before starting to test the tilt function with the winch using just this single piece of mast. I intend on first testing it on 10 feet of mast, then 20 feet, then 30 feet, then 30 feet with the rotor plate and 12 foot long aluminum antenna mast, then add the rotor, etc. I want this to fail early if it is going to fail. It should be a single man job to raise and lower this mast, at least without the antenna up top. At least that's my goal. Once I have the 20 or 30 foot sections of mast in place, I will also be able to establish the height and orientation of the three guy wires I plan on using. Two of the anchors will screw into the rafters through the roof. I am getting some expert advice on how to do this without it leading to leaks in the roof. I intend on doing this into the rafters in the soffits instead of over interior parts of the house because then if it does end up leaking, at least it's leaking outside. [/QUOTE]

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