Greeting All, It has been several years since I posted on this board. At that time I was working for ROHN as an Engineer and hopefully I helped some of you with your ROHN questions. Because of ROHN's
have collapsed because of In about 1995, mine came close. It was only a 50 footer, with 4-way guying at two levels, using Rohn screw-in anchors. As a cold front approached, with the wind picking up,
Dave, Were your guy lines insulated? Were they metal and attached directly between the tower and ground rods? 73 Tom _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com fo
Guy anchor corrosion was a topic of interest on the "Tower-Pro" reflector a few days ago. It seems that the WXO tower in El Centro, CA. collapsed in a high wind, the cause being a guy anchor rusted-t
I got in late on this subject so I may be a bit off subject. I have always been concerned about anchor corrosion. I use galvanized, screw-in, 8 in. dia anchors with a 1 in. shaft. Next to one anchor
Do you electrically connect the two anchors? Chuck W5PR I got in late on this subject so I may be a bit off subject. I have always been concerned about anchor corrosion. I use galvanized, screw-in, 8
Chuck: i saw this towers all the times when goin to my girlfriend's house using the exit at 4th street from hw 8, i know that something was missing, most of the time i drive by nite and the beacon is
Do you electrically connect the two anchors? Yes, I do. BTW, my guys are HS steel now with insulators at/from the tower. For a number of years in the Atlanta area (red clay) the guys were connected d
There were two guys on each anchor. The top guy was You are asking for problems when you electrically connect anchors to the tower or anything else that might have a voltage difference to the anchor,
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ Thanks for the response. Looks like a near miss. I have seen pictures of a tower that lost a bottom guy and was still standing. The tower was too unstable to be saved.
The reason behind these questions is very simple; there is no source for compiling this information. The AnchorGaurd website is an excellent site and I have had several conversations with them. ( I r
"The reason behind these questions is very simple; there is no source for compiling this information. The AnchorGaurd website is an excellent site and I have had several conversations with them. ( I
I am an old PiROD person myself. I would look to the NATE (National Association of Tower Erectors) website to get their membership roles and pole those guys. It is the tower erector on the commercial