[TowerTalk] Guying a self-supporting tower - Yes

[Jim Lux]

At 10:55 AM 4/11/2005, Doug Renwick wrote:

>Well said Steve.  It has been reassuring to see a number of individuals,
>including yourself, privately and on this reflector, challenge this
>myth that sensible guying of a three legged self supporting tower is wrong.
>For me this thread has become more of a study of human behaviour than
>about guying towers.  You see, I have first hand experience with the
>successful guying of such towers and I am not prepared to remove those
>guys...than would just be stupid.
>Unfortunately there are still those who stick with the myth for their
>own convoluted reasons, and will continue to try and sway others.




So, with respect to your sensible guying scheme..

Are you loading the tower with more load than the mfr recommended for the 
freestanding case?

What kind of tower, what guying strategy?