In a message dated 11/9/2007 9:02:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> I arrived just in time to see three men hanging on and tugging on the
guys to release pleasure on the equalizer plate.
Oh, baby! I never thought of that myself - hi.
> with two set of guys attached at the other anchors and a Power King
Garden Tractor tied to the top turnbuckle of the remaining guy point, they
were tugging on causing the hole tower ect to osculate.
Not that I'm a big fan of kissing towers but it might be worth a try.
> Not believing what I was witnising I now picked up my pace down he hill
from the barn area, waving my hands, yelling STOP whooooo and just then the
Owner knocked out the bolt that attached the equalizer plate to the ground
rod.
Umm, I think you meant guy anchor rod. OTOH maybe it was attached to the
ground rod.
> in a millisecond the tower leached and the rope grew taught and all was
good.
It's actually taut. At least you didn't say "taunt" which shows up
periodically. Personally I've taunted lots of towers without any problems.
Thank goodness no one was hurt.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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