I can't imagine climbing a tower held up by aluminum screw anchors. And
what if one hits a rock on the way down?
A friend of mine learned the hard way in a storm last summer about
inadequate guying. Although the earth anchors held, one of the
undersized guy wires and wire rope clips didn't. It was about 60 feet of
Rohn 25 with just one set of flimsy guys. He had a hazer, so at least he
never had to climb it. I had seen it before it came down, but what could
I say?
73,
Scott K9MA
On 4/13/2020 22:49, Kelly Taylor wrote:
What’s that saying called again?
Do what the manufacturer says to do and don’t do something that isn’t what the
manufacturer says to do.
Some kind of prime directive? ;-)
73, kelly, ve4xt
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On Apr 13, 2020, at 21:14, Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com> wrote:
Fred,
Not sure of your applications for these BUT IMHO I don’t think it’s an
appropriate anchor for tower installation .
All guys tower manufacture have speck for there hight/windload/anchor
specifications.
Build it to spec and you can’t go wrong
Wayne W3EA ,
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From: Fredrick Matos via TowerTalk<mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 3:44 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com<mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Guy Wire Anchors
I have researched guy-wire anchors and found these made by the American Earth
Anchors Co. in Rhode Island/
They are pricey but the best part is that they can be easily driven into the
ground with an impact wrench. They have excellent pull-out resistance specs.
Almost too good to believe, which makes me skeptical.
https://americanea.americommerce.com/PE46-Guy-anchor-46-inch-Penetrator-with-guying-head.htm
Their home page has a video of a 4-foot model being screwed into the ground in
a few minutes.
Has anyone used these types of anchors?
Or do you know people who have, and what is the result?
t would appreciate views and opinions.
t
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Scott K9MA
k9ma@sdellington.us
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