From: "david knepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I am thinking about buying a stick of Rohn 55G in cement with about 3 or 4 feet sticking out of the ground. I wonder how many sections of 55G I could mount without guys. I do have a strong base plate for the 55G but cementing a section seems to be sturdier.
If you are not going to use guys, you need to bury the base section. But if you do use guys, it would be sturdier to use the base plate, to allow the tower to sway and twist at the base during strong windstorms. That would relieve stress on the tower structure that would otherwise result from a base section rigidly mounted in concrete. That's why most large guyed towers use a base plate and pier pin.
Don k4kyv
