I did not make myself clear about the guy wires. There are 6 total sets
of guy wires on the tower. The bottom 3 sets are at around 50-70' from
the tower and the top 3 sets of guy wires are at a much greater distance
from the tower.
I am with you about the way it should have been done vs the way it was done.
The "good" turnbuckles do have a loop of cable thru them to keep them
from turning and the one set that got hit used to have a loop.
It will require some TLC to get back in shape but I have see worse.
LaRoy
On 9/16/2013 2:38 PM, Bob Moldashel wrote:
Well... Two sets of guys wires is not correct either. This tower
should have at least 4 levels of guy wire, not 2.
Amazingly 25G is extremely resilient to falling. There are several
videos on the web of guys dropping these towers and they continue to
stand after all the guys are cut.
Sounds like you have a tower that was installed in the "just wing it"
format. That's alot of 25/45/55G towers..
Good luck with that one...
-B-
On 9/16/2013 3:22 PM, LaRoy McCann wrote:
I had never seen anything like this until this tower installation
about 15 years ago.
I thought the bolt was bent the first time I saw it but I really
think they are made that way.
The tower is 190' with 2 sets of guys, and inner and an outer set and
all 6 shackles are this way.
A couple of years ago I ran across this same shackle somewhere on the
internet and that is when I realized they are made this way.
I wanted to find it again just to read up about it.
I have to replace 3 turnbuckles at one anchor point due to someone
hitting it with a bushhog.
I really don't know how the tower is still standing. All guy wires
have so much slack you can swing them in circles like a jump rope.
I guess Rohn 25 towers are really strong, this one is almost free
standing :).
On 9/16/2013 2:01 PM, Chris Fabien wrote:
It's not supposed to be curved, it has bent under load. It's not the
right part for the application. You could use an equalizer plate or
since you already have an anchor with space for 3 guy wires, just
use a short piece of guy wire to connect each turnbuckle to the anchor.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Sam Tetherow <tethe...@shwisp.net
<mailto:tethe...@shwisp.net>> wrote:
Not sure if the block should be curved like that. I would look
at getting an equalizer plate if possible. If this is a rohn,
check http://www.3starinc.com/rohn_tower_guy_and_anchor.html
On 09/16/2013 01:32 PM, LaRoy McCann wrote:
Can anyone identify this shackle?
I think I have seen it before on the internet but can't find it
now.
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