In a message dated 4/8/2010 4:07:39 PM Greenwich Standard Time,
Chuck@shelbybb.com writes:
The tower is 150' Rohn 25G. The guy anchors are placed at 51', 51', and
44' from the base (can't be any more because of the lot). Rohn used to
have a PDF document going over the requirements for anchors, guy wires,
etc. for different guy anchor positions. I cannot find this document,
and all I can find is the standard one with the standard 120' anchor
placement from the base. Do any of you have any recommendations or
documentation on how to figure out the correct materials to be used to
support this tower? Moving the guy anchor positions out is not an
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I'm glad you're climbing it and not me. The correct guy postion is about
80% from the base, or around 120 feet. The tower is an accident waiting to
happen in a strong wind. I imagine it is "exciting" to climb. Guys
should be 3/16 EHS. My guess is it only has four guy points at most, and was
not erected by a tower company
Complete info can be found on the Rohn site.
Bill KH7XS
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