T. A. Russell wrote:
> Two 70 ft poplars fell on top of the top guy for my 130 ft
> Rohn 35 tower.
> THE GUYS HELD THE TREES UP! I used guy grips throughout,
> 73, Tom N4KG
>
Wow! Great story, Tom... I had a tree fall across a guy and it took
the guywire to the ground and pulled the tower over at an angle. I had
7 foot posts at the ends of the guys and they were back guyed to 6 inch
x 5 foot screw anchors. All held tight. The posts were shoved into the
ground some... I was able to reuse everything, but had to reinstall the
tower.
Chuck, KZ5MM (ex KE5FI)
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