[TowerTalk] Correct placement and use of Chicago Grips?

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/29/2007 6:25:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  Reading the Towertalk archives, it became apparent that 3  Chicago grips 
are favored during the guy tensioning and tower plumbing  process.  Do I've got 
3 Klein 1613-40 grips, and 3 come-alongs.   What I can't picture is how the 
equalization plate, the come-along, the grip,  and the turnbuckle all go 
together without one interferring with the  other.  Can anyone explain?  Photos?  
 
    I use one of my omnipresent nylon loop  slings used as a choker on the 
anchor rod before the welded eye to  hold one end of the comealong. That should 
minimize any interference. 
 
    OTOH if you have one person pull the guy with a  moderate amount of 
force, you can get enough tension on the guy to install it  in the PreForm. Do all 
three of them manually and you should have the right  combination of equal 
initial tension and enough thread on the turnbuckle to be  useful. I've used both 
methods and they both work.
 
Cheers,
Steve       K7LXC
TOWER TECH 



 



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