[TowerTalk] Guying a tiltover tower

[doc]

Rohn sells (or used to sell) Rohn 25 tiltover bases (just sold mine)
so according to Rohn it is (or was) OK

It is certainly the case that 25 won't handle the top load during
raising and lowering that 45 (what I switched to) will, such is
common sense, so you'd have to look at the beam load and stress
moments along the length of the 25.

Again, proper guys actually distribute the raising and lowering
stress across short (e.g. 30 foot) sections of the tower based
on the placement of the guys so that mitigates much of the potential
stress.

See if you can acquire a Rohn Catalog/Manual as all of the details
are contained therein.

73, doc kd4e


Rick Bullon wrote:
> Bob
> I asked this same question several years ago when I was putting up my tower 
> with a TH-6 on top.
> All the info I received from the list was that Rohn 25 will not handle the 
> stress of folding over the tower. I now have 70'of Rohn 25 tower that is a 
> non fold over.
> Do not even try this it will not work
> 73
> Rick
> kc5ajx
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> I'm looking at erecting 70' of Rohn 25 with a Pro 67B at the top. This will 
> have no thrust bearing, and the antenna will be <1 foot above the tower.
> 
> I'd like to put up a tiltover, tilting from the base, rather than a 
> foldover. Towers I've seen that are tiltovers are usually guyed differently 
> than non-tiltovers. Any suggestions or references about guying?
> 
> How about mechanisms for tilting? Anybody have good ideas on how to actually 
> tilt the tower?
> 
> Thanks all
> 
> Bob/WF3H
> _______________________________________________


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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e

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