If I understand what you are saying, roughly (40x4)+(4x50) = 360 lbs
That is actually less than I anticipated.
Your concern about the wall, is however a shared one. Thinking an internal guy
running along a roof truss might be in order.
Dave
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> On May 29, 2019, at 8:55 AM, n8de@thepoint.net wrote:
>
> The tower will have its mass concentrated at the 20' level, and the 50 lbs
> 'at the top' will have its mass concentrated at the 40'+ level.
> if the 'hinge' is at ground level and your winch is at the 10' level, the
> total force of those two loads will be:
> 2x the tower load PLUS
> 4x the 'top' load.
> that's quite a bit for the position of the winch .. AND .. if the winch is
> connected to the garage, it just might pull the garage wall down.
> 73
> Don
> N8DE
>
> Quoting Dave Tipton <dave@w5dmt.com>:
>
>> I have a 40 foot Rohn 25, with a tilt base section. It will be sitting
>> next to a detached framed (not block) garage with siding.
>>
>> I can attach a winch to an extra guy bracket I have at the ten foot level.
>>
>> There will be roughly 50 lbs at the top of the tower. (Rotator, Hex Beam,
>> GP3)
>>
>> How much is the maximum force required to raise this from a cable at the 10
>> foot level?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave, W5DMT
>>
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