[TowerTalk] Guy anchor posts

[jimlux]

On 8/31/20 12:14 PM, Rick Harrington wrote:
> Given these 2 choices and everything else being equal, which would be the
> strongest choice for a wooden post to attach a guy wire?
> 
> a)  2- 4x4 posts bolted together to make a single 4" x 8" post with the
> eyebolt on a 4" face
> 
> b) a 6" x 6" post
> 
> Rick WR0H
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Do you have a back stay to an anchor, or is the post taking the entire 
tension as a bending load.  Without commenting on whether this is a good 
idea - a 4x8 beam will be stronger bending in the 8" direction than a 
6x6 will be in the 6" direction.  Assuming the bolting/gluing makes it a 
single 4x8 "beam".