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Guy post - 5.25 x 8.0 x 3/8 I-beam, 3.5 feet above & 3.5 feet below ground.  1.75 cu yds concrete

Guy post - 5.25 x 8.0 x 3/8 I-beam, 3.5 feet above & 3.5 feet below ground. 1.75 cu yds concrete

My method for keeping bottom of guy post embedded in concrete.  That's a bag of sackcrete with a hole cut out of the wrapper.  The I-beam is then set into it.

My method for keeping bottom of guy post embedded in concrete. That's a bag of sackcrete with a hole cut out of the wrapper. The I-beam is then set into it.

Let the stacking begin!  We used the tractor as a winch, with a pulley at the base of the tower to keep any horizontal force in check.

Let the stacking begin! We used the tractor as a winch, with a pulley at the base of the tower to keep any horizontal force in check.

W5KGT leads the climb

W5KGT leads the climb

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