Is there a way of gauging the amount of rust on a tower leg - it is pretty
scary to think that a bottom section that looks OK could be badly rusted on
the inside and collapse on you. I don't like climbing towers at the best of
times but this is very worrying as the tower ages.
Mark N1UK G3ZZM
----- Original Message -----
From: "kd4e" <kd4e@verizon.net>
To: "Dan Cisson" <n4gnr@alltel.net>
Cc: "Richard Joey Fiero II W5TFW" <w5tfw@arrl.net>;
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 26 June, 2007 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower ACCIDENT
> Dan & Joey,
>
> We do not have enough information yet.
>
> Joey is on the 6M list and many of the guys prayed
> and encouraged him through the early days following his
> accident.
>
> Joey didn't post the insurance report, perhaps the
> missing variables are in there.
>
> I am guessing that the tower may have suffered some
> sort of internal rusting or some other damage prior to
> his work on it.
>
> The stress of the work at 100 feet and then removing
> the top sections may have stressed those weaknesses until
> they finally gave.
>
> There may also have been a change in weather, e.g.
> wind gusts, temperature, etc.
>
> Metal fatigue sometimes results in failures at odd
> moments and I am sure Joey is happy that tower failed
> when he was at 40 feet vs 100!
>
>> I found a couple of things you said that did not add up correctly,
>> obviously
>> it happened,, but seems it should not have. You said you had the tower
>> down
>> to the 40 ft. level...By the way, is the tower Rohn 25??
>> When the tower was fully up with the antennas and all the guy cables,
>> that
>> tower was at maximum load. Then you added your body weight, your gear to
>> take the tower down, and all the movement that comes with getting a
>> tri-bander down from 100 ft. That is theoretically when the tower shoud
>> have
>> collapsed. The only way I could see any different, is the bottom set of
>> wires created some pivot at the failure point. But if that tower was up
>> with
>> proper guy cables, with a minimum of 3/16 EHS, 3990 lb break strength,
>> the
>> guy should have never broke. I am sure sorry of your accident, I hope
>> what I
>> am describing, and what happened to you can foil another tower
>> tragedy...I
>> sure feel it should not have happened....Best Wishes,, Good Luck to you,,
>> Dan Cisson N4GNR
>
>
>
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