Another factor is liability. When I consulted my insurance agent,
I was told liability for my tower would be covered if all zoning
and permitting requirements were met. In this case, I very much
doubt a homeowner's modifications would be covered unless it was
determined by a structural engineer that it was safe.
Bryan WA7PRC
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 14:27:06 -0500
>From: Steve K7LXC
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guying Alum Tower
>
>> I have a 50 foot Universal Aluminum tower which I would like to extend
>to 80-100 feet and guy it to offset the fact the base sections would not
>be large enough for Universal's design drawings at that height. Anyone
>have any experience good or bad in trying to do something like this?
>
> As others have commented, a self-supporting tower isn't designed to be
>guyed. That being said, I'm not crazy about extending the height of the
>tower. The capacity will shrink significantly if you do that and you didn't
>mention what you're going to put on it or what your windspeed conditions
>are.
>
> As far as guying it, any additional weight on the tower (e.g. weight
>of the guys, tension) will also reduce the tower capacity as the limiting
>factor is the leg strength so by the time you put the guys on, you might run
>out of capacity.
>
> I don't recommend doing this.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve K7LXC
>TOWER TECH -
>Professional tower services for amateur and commercial
>Cell: 206-890-4188
>
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