[TowerTalk] Utility Pull Rope

[Michael Tope]

On 11/11/2011 11:28 PM, K8RI wrote:
> the intended application. I might have occasion to climb this tower in a
> few weeks, so I am thinking might need to replace these ropes with
> something more reliable. Anyone have experience with this sort of rope?
> If it's what I'm thinking it has very little UV resistance.
> How tall is the tower?   If the tower is in good shape and not terribly
> tall I'd just install temporary guys of wire rope of sufficient strength
> every 10' as I went up.
> That's not the cheap way, nor the easy way, but it's the safe way.
> OTOH if the tower is tall and has seen wind without a guy it is likely
> stressed.  Make certain the legs and reinforcement are all straight.
> I'd be uncomfortable climbing something like that if every thing is not
> right.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>

Roger, et al:

This guy is a CBer. I talked to him on the phone briefly last night. He 
is not knowledgeable enough (trying to be kind here) to understand that 
utility pull rope doesn't have the right properties to be used for 
guying a tower. I am going to go look at the installation tomorrow 
morning. If it can't be climbed safely, I am going to walk away. I don't 
want my epitaph to read "He died trying to save a few hundred bucks on 
Rohn 25" :-)

Thanks everyone for all the good feedback.

73, Mike.........