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[TowerTalk] 4 point guying...how?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] 4 point guying...how?
From: Chanel1096@aol.com (Chanel1096@aol.com)
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 07:27:21 EST
>> Can anyone please advise how to attach  4 guy points to a 3 sided tower
>>  (25G)?

>     One guy on one leg, another guy on another leg and two guys on the third
>leg. Anchors spaced every 90 degrees. 

The only problem with that method of guying is that any for induces a torsion
in the tower, which for a zig-zag tower like the 25G can be a problem.  So if
you are going to use a 4-point system on a tower, be wary of how you set up
the guys and how you load the tower.

-Bill

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