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Re: [TowerTalk] bracketed 45G (Bob Smith NA6T)

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] bracketed 45G (Bob Smith NA6T)
From: Bob Smith <na6t@na6t.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:54:13 -0700
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Hi Fellas,

I think where everyone is getting different sizes and mountings for the Rohn
'eve brackets' is because there are FOUR (4) different eve brackets made for
the rohn 25/45G towers.

Bracket 1
         Adjustable house bracket 15' - 24' - 36'  (lightweight model)
         HB25AGO

Bracket 2
         Heav Duty Universal House Bracket (adj. from 18" to 36")
         HBUTVRO

Bracket 3
         Universal house bracket  (ajd from 6" to 30")
         HBU

Universal Eave Bracket
         you set it and forget it,, to ify, see the pics in the catalog
         EB2525G

all of the above brackets will fit rohn 25/45 tower.  I've installed 
3@ of the Bracket
#2 on local towers recently.  They have a mounting surface to the 
'eve' of between
5.5 - 6' and are very heavy duty for both the rohn 25 and rohn 45 
tower.  The other
brackets will fit but a pretty lite duty brackets.

I've always gone by the plan, bigger and stronger is better on tower 
mounting, you really
can't 'overdue' the mounts and have used bracket #2 in all my rohn 
25/45 mounts.

just a little info

Bob
NA6T

Bob Smith
Robert Smith Consulting
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A.R.S NA6T
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Danger, Will Robinson!

You cannot rely upon anchors in a brick face to support
a structure.

You MUST through drill, into the structural framework,
or into a backing plate which spreads the load into the
framework.

I ran 50' of 45G for several years in Vermont, bracketed
at 6' and 16'.   Had about 10 s.f. on top.   It was quite
solid.

In my case, I manufactured house brackets from pressure treated
2x8's, which spanned 3 roof trusses and floor joists.  I lag
screwed into the structure with two 12"x 1/2" screws at each
framing point, being careful to drill precise pilot holes to get
100% thread penetration, and no cracking.

The 2x8 system fixed the flat side of the tower against the building,
approximately 2" out.  If your structure has deep eaves, you'll be
stuck with using the Rohn house bracket.  I found that to be more
flexible than I wished, which drove me to design my own.

Where you have to get a permit, you're already constrained to use the
commercial product.   In that event, you're also constrained to follow
the prime directive...i.e. the mfr's specifications.

n2ea



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