[TowerTalk] Mobile Towers

[jimlux]

On 9/22/16 12:43 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
> The tops of all three sections have guy points. Every temporary cell
> site tower I have ever seen were all guyed at the top if each section.
> Yes, most ham type crank ups are not designed for guying the upper
> sections. But these aren't ham towers.
>
>
I'd think that's a "dont fall on someone restraint" more than a "support 
the tower in a strong wind" kind of guying.  unless the hoist cable and 
hardware were really burly compared to the guying. If the guys are out 
at 45 degrees, then the down force is 1.4 times the guy tension.  I 
suppose that if the guys were, say, 1/4" and the hoist cable was 1/2", 
the guys would fail before the hoist cable


Or, it's "make sure the tower falls in a heap if it gets overloaded"