[TowerTalk] Rohn 45 Bent Leg

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Yup!

73

Roger (K8RI)

On 10/21/2016 Friday 11:30 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk wrote:
>>   I need some advice.  I have a 70' Rohn 45 and had a  guy with a tractor
> back into and damage one of the legs.  As well, the leg  was
> hit hard enough to bend the diagonal cross support.  I could  probably,
> with assistance of a come along, bend the leg back into place
> and  bend the diagonal support back into place as well, but that would not
> resolve  the huge indentation which resulted from the
> contact with the tractor.,  e.g., the leg's strength would still be
> compromised.  There is no antenna  on top of the tower; I was just
> getting ready to place my TH-11.  The  tower is guyed at 30' and 50' at the
> current  time.
>
> I'll put in my 2 cents worth. R45G will  take a lot of abuse so I'd put
> this in the 'not fatal' category. I'd use your  comealong and bend it back into
> place and then splint it with some angle iron  and U-bolts. Seventy feet of
> 45G is a pretty  modest installation whereas  45G is rated up to 300 feet
> so you won't be pushing the envelope even with  a small defect in the leg.
>   
>      You're over-engineering the installation by using 3  sets of guys for
> 70' so I can appreciate your concern. If it was my tower, I'd  do the above
> repair.
>   
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
> TOWER TECH -
> Professional tower services for amateurs
> Cell: 206-890-4188

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