[Towertalk] Rohn 55 Guy Bracket Help!

[Bill Ralston]

Recently I posted the following question.

> I've installed the bracket per the drawing, but it doesn't seem right...
> it's just floating on the tower, resting on the cross braces.  All of the
> downward guy tension will thus be transferred to the tower
> through the cross braces.  Is this right?

I got many replies, some of which suggested this is correct, and others
(usually using older guy bracket configurations with torque bars) did find
they clamped tightly on the tower legs.  I received a definitive answer from
Rohn:

>Dr. Ralston,
>
>The original design intent of the guy bracket is for the bracket to rest on
>the bracing.  The bracket was not designed to clamp onto the legs do to the
>risk of damaging them.  The vertical capacities shown on drawing C870710R3
>are based on the shear capacity of the brace to leg welds.
>
>Let me know if you need further information.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff Butts
>Engineering Manager
>ROHN Products
>3595 W. State Road 28
>Frankfort, IN 46041

So, following the LXC prime directive, I will leave it as it is.  Also, note
that when the bracket is installed correctly, the part number stamped on the
guy bracket (GB55D) is upside down.

1 more set of guys to build, two C31XRs to assemble and a 40-2CD to rebuild
and up it goes...

-- Bill N7VM