Guys (no pun intended); I have the Phillystran bul. 105-2/06 telling how to wrap a big grip onto the Phillystran...but...having never seen one done nor seen a completed one I am a bit hesitant to sta
Steve - You can see step-by-step pictures on my web site www.w3yy.com. The pictures are contained in the Projects section under Phillystran. The direct URL is http://www.w3yy.com/phillystran_assembly
Hi Bob! Thanks for the excellent instruction web post concerning Phillystran Big Grip installation! Super photos! 73, Tim K3LR Steve - You can see step-by-step pictures on my web site www.w3yy.com. T
You missed one very important part as recommended by the company: The cable should be under tension when the grip is installed. I was able to use a comealong to pull the guy tight and then wrap the e
My wife walked in when I was looking at those pix and she said, "What's that?" So I explained. And she replied, "Oh! His bricks have green moss between them, JUST LIKE OURS!!" Steve - You can see ste
I'm going to answer this on the group as a number asked this question. I hope I get this straight. It 's easier to do than to describe properly. <:-)) I calculated and cut to length the guys needed p
I'm throwing this in because I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in this thread, and it could be very important if it's still true. As of 7 years ago (Phillystrans' mfr might have changed things sin
pictures are contained in the Projects section under Phillystran. The direct URL is _http://www.w3yy.com/phillystran_assembly-1.htm_ (http://www.w3yy.com/phillystran_assembly-1.htm) Good pictures and
IOW (and I THINK this is what Roger did) the Philly can be left long initially (past the Big Grip) and held with a Chicago grip, double cam lock, or whatever - even a knot, since you will be trimming
FYI - One important point that I learned the hard way is the difference between Phillystran and EHS grips is the direction that the strands are wound. I put up a Rohn 45 tower for a friend and he ord
You'll love working with this stuff, once you've done one or two P-grips it's a piece of cake. Be sure to spring for quality tape. Being an ex-Ma Bell guy I heartily recommend Scotch All-Weather 88T
Regarding grips & Phillystran -- Just completed an installation here with 55N & Phillystran .. I "chickened out" and used a professional tower crew, as they could do in two days what would take me mo
At the meeting point of the two different guys I simply used back-to-back thimbles--the upper one wrapped with a special Phillystran grip and the lower one wrapped with a standard EHS grip. That's on
Yes they are different. The coating is not embedded in the galvanizing, but rater it's a plastic like coating over the galvanizing in which the grit is embedded. it will come off when the grip is rem
Thanks Bob for posting the link to your excellent set of pictures re fitting grips to Phillystran. On a more general point I must say that I have never been entirely happy with using grips on Phillys
Hi Jerry, I've been using about 20 Parafil guys, including their bullet-style guy terminations, on my AB-105 towers since I acquired them in the UK over 30 years ago. They have been completely troubl