Doc- It seems that this unit was "overloaded". The Rohn foldovers come in
various length combinations. What was the assembly set-up? (ie, how many
feet below and above the Hinge) What was the load on top?
From your previous posts, I am not clear that this tower was done
according to the Specs.
Bill
At 01:54 PM 8/20/2005 -0400, doc wrote:
>I have posted four pictures of my Rohn 45 tiltover arm in need
>of repair: http://www.bibleseven.com/ant.html
>
>After I straighten things, perhaps with rope tied to trees and
>a few tugs of the van ...
>
>My thought is to run two lengths of thick wall galvanized tubing
>inside the two underside pipes and to secure them with stainless
>screws.
>
>The other thought is to slip a short length of thick wall tube
>inside the broken section and secure it with stainless screws
>and to then have the broken section welded over it.
>
>Does that sound like an acceptable plan or are there preferred
>recommendations, please?
>
>--
>Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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