This is the method I use. With 3/16" and 1/4" EHS on my +/- 100 foot
towers I have never found it necessary to use a screwdriver or
wrench to tighten the rope. Even when using turnbuckles as short at
6 inches, I have been able to easily pull the rope tight enough to
terminate the end of the guy cable and still have enough adjustment
range to obtain tension with the turnbuckle. Your mileage may vary,
of course. Often I can tie the rope at the anchor, rather than
running it back to the cable clamp. Depending on the anchor type,
this can be somewhat easier or more difficult.
Paul
On 12/12/2015 05:07 PM, David Robbins wrote:
put one clamp up high on the guy wire and tie a rope around it. take the
rope through the anchor and back to the clamp as tight as you can tie it.
do all 3 the same way so the tower is straight. Then you can use a
screwdriver or wrench in the middle of the loop to twist the rope to
tighten, do all 3 the same way. Be careful, do not tighten so much that you
break the rope. This should give you enough pull to get it tight enough to
attach the wire to the turnbuckle and finish tightening with that.
This shows the technique: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Spanish-Windlass
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