[TowerTalk] Need Help with 130MPH Spec & Crank-Up Tower

[Todd Coulter]

Wayne,

I was the person who recommended a Tashjian tower because of that 
reason. Karl worked with me when other manufacturers would not even talk 
to me about it.

I was able to get the local zoning office to allow me to have the tower 
rated in the down or nested position for our requirement which is 140 
mph for a 3 sec. gust.

There was no way that anything other than a guyed tower was going to 
meet that requirement. And interesting enough, we are not allowed guyed 
towers in my city.

I would see if your zoning department would allow you to do that, then 
call Karl at Tashjian towers and see if he would work up the engineering 
prints and calculations for you to submit to the zoning officials before 
you purchase the tower. That is what he did for me. I assured him that I 
would purchase a tower from him as long as the city approved my 
application, which they thankfully did.

His towers are fantastic and I highly recommend one for you. Mine has 
been through a Cat 2/3 hurricane while nested and vertical, as well as a 
few tropical storms without any issues. Good luck with your project and 
let me know if I can answer any questions that you may have.


73,

Todd
N4JRZ



On 3/16/2013 12:45 PM, Wayne Willenberg wrote:
> I live in a coastal area in the south-east.  I would like to put up a
> crank-up tower on my 5 acre lot.  However, the county planning department
> requires the tower be designed to meet TIA/EIA-222 for a 3-second wind gust
> of 130MPH.
>
>
> I recall seeing a discussion on this Reflector by others who had faced this
> situation.  One person recommended a Tashjian tower because that company
> would work with him in the design and getting the design approved by a
> planning department.
>
> I have searched for that post, but I have not been able to find it.  If you
> are the person who made this recommendation, would you please let me know?
>
>
> I would really appreciate hearing from anyone else who has successfully
> dealt with getting a crank-up tower approved by a planning department with
> a 130MPH spec.
>
>
> Thanks, Wayne KK6BT
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