[TowerTalk] Elevated Guys ??

[Tod]

You are absolutely right Jim. I have an elevated guy "pole" but it is 6" in
diameter 3/8" wall and steel tubing. 

One more reason to consult an expert (not me).

Tod




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Lux [mailto:jimlux at earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:17 PM
> To: Tod; 'Tower Talk List'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Elevated Guys ??
> 
> At 10:59 AM 1/9/2006, Tod wrote:
> >I was reluctant to comment, but decided to toss in one idea 
> I have used.
> >
> >If you provide backstays to the pole your concern about the pole 
> >bending can go away. However, when you do that,  you will 
> have cables 
> >that are away from the pole base and pose a possible hazard when 
> >walking. But, you can manage that hazard a bit differently 
> than if the 
> >set of guys were to run to a single point close to the ground.
> 
> You'll then need to worry about buckling loads on the pipe.  
> A 2" pipe 9 ft long is a pretty long slender column.  
> Buckling loads, assuming a 1/8" wall thickness, is around 1000 lbs.
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> Jim 
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