Hello to All:
Maybe the TOWERTALK clan can shed a little light on a simple guying
question...
Rohn suggests in their specs. to scope the guys at 80 percent of the
tower hieght (in this case a 50 footer) and to guy at 23' and 45'. Fine.
Now a utility co. lineman friend believes that putting the guy anchors
out 40' for a 50' tower is crazy. He brings up a valid point that the
more real estate that the guys cover increases the probability of a tree
falling and catching those cables. The guy installation will consist fo
using a commercial 10mm guy, preforms, and anchor system. He assures me
that there is NO weather situation, short of a tornado, that will budge
this system. I believe him, I have the hardware here in front of me and
it is very heavy. But he says that a tree falling across a guy will
surely bring it down in a pile. So he suggests bringing the anchors in
to around 20-25'. This would in fact would put a steeper angle on the
guys allowing them to "shed" a falling object better and lessen the area
for the potential. I think that all make good sense BUT....(here's the
64k question) will that increase the downward compression of the tower
too much and cause a problem? Or am I making a mountain from a mole
hill. And do you see the need for using Rohn's GA25GD (tower guy
attachment assembly) for a 50 footer w/ 8sq.ft. windload. Or should I
save these questions for when I get bored with the 50 and decide to put
up a 100'!
Thanks for your time.
Bill AF1S
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