That’s a consideration thanks Bill Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 22, 2020, at 14:31, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you only have 2 sides where you can get any distance, some sort of strong > arm with a pipe to those two sides. You can get fairly robust schedule 40 > pipe in 28' lengths around here. That would allow you to brace 2/3 of the way > or so. With a strong arm, it would brace both in compression and extension. > > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > On 12/22/2020 9:38 AM, Craig House wrote: >> Yeah not really this is an attempt to use what he already has to get him >> service which is not going to make me money back if I have to put a lot >> into it >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 22, 2020, at 09:49, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I assume the budget does not allow replacing it with a true self-supporter? >>> Like a Rohn SSV, or I think Trylon makes some. >>> >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Craig House >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 9:37 AM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] stabilizing an Unguyed tower >>> >>> Moving is not an option. No LOS from any other spot without going way >>> taller >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Dec 22, 2020, at 08:49, Sam Lambie <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Is the owner willing to move the tower in from the property line enough to >>> guy it properly? >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 7:36 AM dave <[email protected]> wrote: >>> How is it unstable? >>> does it wobble? >>> or is it a sturdy /twisty kinda thing? >>> >>> Most of that can be contained by just adding braces between the legs top >>> middle bottom. >>> more if needed >>> >>> >>> <Vcard.jpg> >>> On 12/21/20 9:46 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: >>> On utility poles they sometimes use "sidewalk guys" in tight places. The >>> wire goes to an arm and then straight down. Lateral force on the pole >>> wants to pull straight up on the anchor so you get an auger in real deep. >>> Could you put an auger in adjacent to the pad? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12/21/2020 10:20 PM, Craig House wrote: >>> The attached drawing is rough but I hope you get the idea. It is not the >>> tower in questions but is a photo I had I could mark up >>> >>> I have a customer that has a tower in the very corner of their yard 90 >>> degree angle corner. Best I can get in the yard is one guy wire and the >>> neighbor is not an option to put guy wires in. 25g 50' tall. I'd like to >>> make it more stable but how? The base is in concrete and has been there >>> for some time. Heavy winds have not caused damage to the tower so it is >>> not about how solid it is as much as how much it moves Would a guy wire >>> design where all three legs were guyed back to the base of the tower using >>> some kind of stand off in the middle do anything? I think it might make >>> the tower more rigid but would it keep it from swaying? Since some of the >>> unstableness of the tower comes from the joints it seems like it might help >>> but is it worth the effort? I maybe could move out 3' from the base but >>> that angle just doesn't do much more than attaching to the base just above >>> the concrete. Thoughts? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Sam Lambie >>> Taosnet Wireless Tech. >>> 575-758-7598 Office >>> www.Taosnet.com >>
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