[TowerTalk] Rohn 55G Tower Damage, etc.

[Tony Kazmakites]

I'm assuming you have wires through your turnbuckles to prevent them from
unwinding.
N2TK, Tony



-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 12:17 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com; n9en at voyager.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn 55G Tower Damage, etc.

In a message dated 10/2/2005 9:03:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  A couple days after the storm, I took a 24" long brass-
bound mahogany contractor's level and checked the
tower at various points, to see how far it was now out of
plumb. At the section coming out of the concrete, it was
off approx. 1/16" (in 24"), just above the lower set of
guy wires, it was off about 3/16" and just above the top
set of guy wires, it was off about 1/4".

    Can you see damage in the tower where it actually bent?

    You're allowed to be out of plumb 3 inches in 100 feet and still be in
spec. It doesn't sound like there's actual damage so if it was my tower I'd
go
ahead and plumb-and-tension it back into shape with no harm done.

    I'm not sure why your turnbuckles were loose; maybe they weren't
tensioned properly to begin with and the wind slamming loosened them up or
maybe the
anchors crept a little bit. In any case I don't think you've got a fatal
problem. Go ahead and P&T it and keep an eye on it for further developments.
I think
you're over-reacting to some perceived 'damage'.

Cheers,
Steve   K7LXC
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