Hi Larry:
You are correct on the insulators, just slip your big grips around them. I use
thimbles at the ends, one connected to the tower using the guy assembly. I use
a combination of a thimble and clevis to attach the guy to the turnbuckle.
GL with the installation.
Larry Burke wrote:
> Getting ready to start guying my new tower this weekend.
>
> (1) After looking at the situation, I assume that thimbles are not needed
> for 502-type insulators when big grip preforms are used... correct? It
> appears that any use of thimbles would requre them to be severely deformed
> in that application.... the insulator seems to serve this function just fine
> near as I can tell.
>
> (2) Any innovative ways to cut EHS out there (short of using bolt cutters,
> which I don't have but guess I could always buy, beg, or borrow)?
>
> As a side note.... lowered the 150 lb, 20 ft long, 3/8" wall CrMo expensive
> galvanized mast into the first 20 feet of 45G last weekend using a method
> described on the reflector many months ago (erect first two permanent tower
> sections, then put four temporary sections next to them and use them as a
> gin pole). Method worked great and only took one person once towers were in
> place! Unfortunately it, like many other non-crane methods, took much of the
> day to rig up when the actual insertion of the mast only took 10 minutes.
> Learned something that I wouldn't have had I used a crane (had to throw that
> in for K4VUD's benefit!).
>
> WI5A
> Friendswood, Tx
>
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Richard Thorne
Amarillo, TX
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