Hello- I've been off the reflector for a few years, and now I return with a specific question and reports. In 1999 I put up a Glen Martin M-1870A 70 ft tower package that came with Kevlar guys. The t
Kevlar guys. The tower is guyed at 35ft and at the very top of the tower at 70ft. above the connection of the top guys, is a F12 C31XR. where the guy loops back on itself. I plan to replace all guys.
Ideally, yes. I don't require the ideal here. I guess our coyotes and deer don't like Kevlar, and where do ya all live and who are your enemies that you have to worry about someone cutting down your
under burns neither of deer don't like Kevlar, and where do ya all live and who are your enemies that you have to worry about someone cutting down your tower with a razor knife? I'm sure there are cr
I'm going to use Phillystran and their grips this time. I will look into the Preformed ice cap. In the meantime, do you have a reference for how to use tie wraps? I credit TowerTalk with the consider
reference for how to use tie wraps? My last batch of pre-formed guy grips for Phillystran came with ty-wraps and instructions on how to install them. I thought it was silly but put them on anyway. I
tie wraps to do do you have a I thought this ice cap thing was a thread that ran and ran and concluded with the statement that no one ever saw a properly snapped preform come undone from ice, but th
Author: "K8RI on Tower talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:56:56 -0400
The material used in the core is Kevlar. A number of variants are sold as Kevlar guy line.AES sells one although how it stacks up to the original Phillystran, I don't know. Those are not ice caps, t
Author: "K8RI on Tower talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:07:47 -0400
It burns easily, but if you can cut it with a razor knife it's a better one than mine. I had planned on using one to cut the stuff to length. I gave up and went to using the same cable cutters I use
reference for how to use tie wraps? Not specifically. They just wrap over the strand ends. far with this, my first tower. We've discussed towers (which one, aluminum or steel), feedlines (which ones,