[TowerTalk] Lanyard hookup to tower

[Wayne Kline]

" Lanyards " as in positioning lanyards ?  or  what I assume you mean fall arrest safety lanyards ?
 
The Fall arrest safety lanyard hopefully has a safety hook with a minimum throat opening of 2 1/2 in. The will fit main virtual tubes from Rohn 25G  is 5/16 DI  Z  brace rod  !!! 45 & 55 are 7/16 , better but still iffy  65G is 5/8 better and IMHO would not fail with the 200 lb @ 6 ft shock force but I still use the side rail :)
 
IMHO the Z rung is not a place to attach your  life line, BTW  not a place to secure you positioning lanyard . My. 02 I am sure that someone from out fraternity has there slide rule out and can  explain the moments generated  and the shear properties of the rod OD
 
 
Wayne > From: draxfelton at gmail.com> To: towertalk at contesting.com> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:05:33 -0500> Subject: [TowerTalk] Lanyard hookup to tower> > I have an additional question:> Is it ok to be clamping the lanyards onto the Z bars of Rohn 25G?> > My lanyards hooks won't fit around the tower legs. Even so it would still be> relying on those welds.> Are the welds really strong enough individually to withstand the shock of a> 200lb. person falling up to 6 feet with shock absorbing lanyards?> > > KB3X> > > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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