[TowerTalk] Tower guy replacement

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/27/2007 7:10:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>> - Have the guy wires been replaced  regularly?

>  In all my years of reading Towertalk, this is the  first time I've seen  
mention of replacing guy wires at regular  intervals.

>  How often do guy wires need to be replaced? Where  in the Rohn catalog  
does it mention regular replacement of guy  wires?
 
    I don't recall seeing anything specifically about  guy replacement either 
but there are rules of thumb for wire rope  replacement.
 
1)    Replace if it's damaged. This is usually kinks  or real damage.
2)    Replace if there are excessive broken strands.  For 7x19 types, that 
means 6 or more strands. For EHS, ANY broken strand is a  reason to replace it. 
3)    Excessive rust. This isn't surface rust but  serious deep rust. Again, 
it doesn't take much to be a guy wire  problem. 



Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH 



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