The other thing the "pros" do is watch the guys both temp as they go up and
permanent as they go under the temps and then up to see if the tension is
reasonably equal (Loos gauge) and the sections are plumb with both sets of
guys before the next section goes on and the temps move up to it. Going
down, level checking is by eye but guy tension bears checking with the
gauge. When this is not done (at least in my admittedly limited
experience), a lot of time is spent diagnosing how things got out of kilter
and what major fix to apply, and this process takes longer and is
considerably riskier than lots of little checks and little fixes. FWIW,
and considering your recent heightened sensitivity to this issue. BTW have
they done a "post mortem" on the problem up on Burnet Road?
73 John N5CQ
-----Original Message-----
From: K7LXC@aol.com [SMTP:K7LXC@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 8:37 PM
To: brunet@us.ibm.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] temp guys
In a message dated 99-02-03 18:53:53 EST, brunet@us.ibm.com writes:
> What is the standard practice for using temporary guys as a tower is
going
> up or being taken down?
Hmm, good question. First of all I'll assume that you really do need
temporary guys. For instances like putting up the first 3-4 sections on a
pier
pin or providing extra security when you're taking down a questionable
tower,
temporary guys are very valuable and necessary.
You've got two choices for material - either rope or steel cable.
Rope
is easy to handle and secure. Use a trucker's hitch or comealong with rope
grip to put adequate tension on it. Unfortunately it's stretchy and bouncy
so
might not be as confidence inspiring as you'd like.
Steel is good but you can't just clove hitch it to secure to a tower
leg or anchor. The best way to tighten them up is to have 3 comealongs and
cable grips. The only problem then is that you'll need 3 MORE comealongs
and
grips to install the permanent guys.
I've never seen anything published on this topic. If this post isn't
adequate, I can always expand the info.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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