The safety wire is really to combat vandalism and possibly vibration induced unwinding of the turnbuckle. They are usually threaded through the turnbuckle and the ends connected to each other with a
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What in the heck?! I just can't see a normal person thinking for a few seconds that those rings were just fine. What is wrong with people? I guess it helps to weed the idiots out of the genetic pool.
Well Bob, I like to believe we can not all be experts and that is why I belong to several clubs and subscribe to this reflector to make sure I am doing thing correctly. I applaud the guy who contacte
Hi Ron & TT, I am very glad to see someone the understands that we are amateurs. Most are not engineers, electricians, electronic technicians, riggers or any of the other jobs required to install a t
I'm no expert in anything and know just enough of most to get me into trouble. That much I'll freely admit. I'd certainly drive over and help that guy get that thing up to safe if he was close. Bob W
If you go to his home page you will find other interesting things: - he has two other 50 ft towers- which are apparently unguyed? - the Phillystran is 2100 rather than the correct 4000 lb strength -
Jon, 25G is pretty tough stuff: The 12 Element teledyne is 11.7 square feet, and a 60 foot Rohn 25 will handle 20.3 square feet. THAT's not the problem! -Rex K1HI Rex Lint Merrimack, NH
Agreed that constructive help is best. Here is a quick sanity check on the danger actually involved with the rigging as photographed. I've taken down worse (after some temporary guying). EHS and Phil