[TowerTalk] Rohn 55G Tower Damage, etc.

[Eric Scace K3NA]

Two other checks come to mind:
    1. Sight up each leg to see if there is a bend.
    2. Check the loose guy's anchor location.  It is possible the wind 
load may have moved the anchor; e.g., by compressing some of the earth 
above the anchor.  Look at where the anchor rid enters the dirt for 
evidence that there is more rod out of the dirt than before.

73,
   -- Eric K3NA

on 05 Oct 2 12:16 K7LXC at aol.com said the following:
> In a message dated 10/2/2005 9:03:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
> 
>     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