Craig, you need to get an engineered design for elevated guy wires like
this.  How did you come to the conclusion that a 5.5" diameter conduit pipe
was going to be sufficient?

Even if you want to attempt the calcs yourself, you are way undersized. I
did the calcs myself once with a ME buddy helping me, we ended up needing
12" diameter pipe I think 1/2" wall thickness to raise the guy points for a
100ft 25G up 6ft above ground. We augered 3ft diameter holes 4ft deep
around the pipes.  I-Beams are probably a more typical solution but we have
a used pipeline company nearby so the 12" pipe was readily accessible.

On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 6:26 PM Craig House <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I get the yellow guy marker covers in 8' lengths for about 6 dollars
> each.  I have been recently switching to what your talking about.  Near the
> same cost but you can cut them longer which is nice if the wire is low
> hanging on a hill side or if someone is going to be driving taller
> equipment around the area..  I think I am going to purchase yellow paint
> like used in parking lots and gas stations to paint the poles once
> installed.  Thanks Everyone
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Jeremy" <[email protected]>
> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]>
> *Sent: *Sunday, September 30, 2018 2:44:04 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Anchor holes
>
> I purchase 1/2" poly gas line for the wire markers.  You can get it at
> your local HVAC supply store.  Cut it into 10' lengths for each wire, and
> it works like a champ.
>
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 1:32 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Oh my.  What's the address?
>>
>>
>> On 9/30/2018 1:03 PM, Craig House wrote:
>> > Adam the problem here is not that we don’t use the markers because we
>> do the problem is that this campground allows drunken night time ATV riding
>> without helmets.  Apparently would be a great place for some video cameras
>> to if I wanted footage for girls gone wild or rednecks gone wild
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >> On Sep 30, 2018, at 11:55, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Back in the olden days, I dug telephone pole holes up to 7 feet deep
>> with
>> >> very long handled shovels, spoons and a long digging bar.
>> >>
>> >> Then we would manually install the pole in the hole with pike poles.
>> >>
>> >> Don't miss that!
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Adam Moffett
>> >> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2018 10:49 AM
>> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Anchor holes
>> >>
>> >> Yeah, what Mitch said. They make yellow guards for guy wires;
>> >> specifically so people can see them and not get clotheslined.
>> >>
>> >> It would also seem if somebody could hit the wire, they could hit your
>> >> pipe. Rather than getting clotheslined they've wrecked their ATV and
>> >> face planted into a pole. Making it more visible would be the key. If
>> >> the guy wire would physically cross an ATV trail, then moving the guy
>> >> anchors farther out would give it more clearance.
>> >>
>> >> But I know I'm safely in my armchair here and can't see the situation
>> on
>> >> the ground.
>> >>
>> >> Telephone pole contractors can auger that deep. We had a guy doing 30"
>> >> holes 10 feet deep for so we could plant an 80' pole. If you want to
>> >> hit 6 feet depth, they might have something at the tool rental place
>> for
>> >> setting deck posts. If not, then a telephone pole contractor. They can
>> >> go through rock if they have carbide rock teeth on the auger.
>> >>
>> >> -Adam
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 9/29/2018 7:08 PM, Mitch Koep wrote:
>> >>> Craig
>> >>>
>> >>> Maybe a chain link fence next to the guy wires
>> >>>
>> >>> to the ground connection Extend fence out to the the point the guy
>> wires
>> >>> is about
>> >>>
>> >>> 10 foot above ground???
>> >>>
>> >>> We do that and use light weight orange fiber duct on the guy wires to
>> the
>> >>> ground lug
>> >>>
>> >>> Mitch
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On 9/29/2018 3:15 PM, Craig House wrote:
>> >>>> Yes. Elevated guy supports. The location is an atv off road ranch and
>> >>>> they are worried about people getting clothes lined.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On Sep 29, 2018, at 15:05, <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 10 foot tall wooden poles for an aerial attachment only need to be
>> set
>> >>>>> maybe
>> >>>>> 4 feet deep.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Or are you talking about elevated supports for guy wires?
>> >>>>> If so, you probably need to dig a trench for an L shaped sleeper
>> and the
>> >>>>> some rebar in sonotube for the poles and anchors.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>>> From: Craig House
>> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 12:55 PM
>> >>>>> To: [email protected]
>> >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Anchor holes
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I have a tower construction location which is going to require 10
>> foot
>> >>>>> poles
>> >>>>> above ground as an attachment point for the wires at each of the
>> holes.
>> >>>>> I
>> >>>>> have the pipes constructed but I’m concerned about being able to
>> drill
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> holes in our soil and ground to accommodate the pipes. Has anyone
>> done
>> >>>>> something like this before I’m not looking to do typical anchor
>> holes
>> >>>>> that
>> >>>>> are 6 feet or 8 feet wide and a foot and a half across I’m looking
>> for
>> >>>>> an
>> >>>>> auger hole that is a straight 6 to 7 feet down
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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