[TowerTalk] Rohn 25G Tower Help

[Perry - K4PWO]

I see two large cranes in the future... One to handle a "man basket" and the
other to lift the tower.
Use the basket to attach the lift crane to the top, drop the basket to the
half way point and split the tower.  Once that half is on the ground, repeat
for the last half.
Cheap it won't be but it would be as safe as you could make it.  Of course
if you have money to burn, there's always a helicopter! HI!
Dropping it might work but from the guy point distance description, I bet
there are "inconveniences" in the way.

73 de Perry - K4PWO

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You would probably see their backs if they thought you were serious. That  
tower sounds like a disaster in waiting!
 
I hope no one gets hurt when it falls.
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/8/2010 11:45:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
towertalk at n4zkf.com writes:

I'd like  to see the look on my crews faces if I asked any of them to climb
it.  :)

73 Dave n4zkf


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In a message dated 4/8/2010 4:07:39 PM Greenwich Standard  Time,  
Chuck at shelbybb.com writes:

The  tower is 150' Rohn  25G.  The guy anchors are placed at 51', 51',  and
44' from the  base (can't be any more because of the lot).  Rohn  used to
have  a PDF document going over the requirements for anchors, guy   wires,
etc. for different guy anchor positions.  I cannot find  this  document,
and all I can find is the standard one with the  standard 120'  anchor
placement from the base.  Do any of you  have any  recommendations or
documentation on how to figure out the  correct materials  to be used to
support this tower?  Moving the  guy anchor positions out  is not  an
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I'm  glad you're climbing it and not me.  The correct guy  postion is  
about 
80% from the base, or around 120 feet.  The tower is an   accident waiting 
to

happen in a strong wind.  I imagine it is  "exciting" to  climb.  Guys 
should be 3/16 EHS.  My guess  is it only has four guy  points at most, and
was 
not erected by a  tower company

Complete info can be found on the Rohn site.

Bill  KH7XS


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