[TowerTalk] Rohn25 Guying question

[Stan Stockton]

I would be OK with something like 35. 70 and 105 but don't think I would want to only have two sets on 130 feet of 25G.

I recently guyed my four square towers (80m) for first time (because of a growing forest of pine trees).   They had been up for about 8 years with only fiberglass supports at base keeping them from falling. Witnessing 60 + mph winds and towers leaning scared me into quickly cutting down about 25 trees and installing one set of guys.  I sleep a LOT better now.

73...Stan, K5GO

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On Mar 15, 2013, at 7:59 PM, "Wilson Lamb" <infomet at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Since we’re having non engineer inputs...
> I’d much rather have guys near the top and a little close in than have 30’ of tower flapping in the breeze (and eating out the holes in the legs and sawing at the bolts).
> I recently bought some used 25 with holes chewed out to at least twice original diameter...no idea how it was installed.
> Besides, you wouldn’t be climbing above the guys, as long as you use temporaries on the way up from the others.
> We need an engineer to chime in, but I’d bet that two sets would be enough??
> Does anyone know the square foot rating of a 10’ section?
> WL
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