[TowerTalk] 2 guys, one anchor?

[Steve Maki]

Good point Tim.

But he said nothing about preforms.

I was assuming the anchor rods were the kind with the 'fist" ends, which 
are made to have multiple wires wrapped through them. I thought he was 
going to use cable clamps or compression sleeves, not big grips. That 
sort of install is fine for a 60' tower.

But yes, you know what they say about assumptions...

-Steve K8LX



On 5/3/2022 10:34 AM, Tim Duffy wrote:
> Do you think it is safe to have two preforms with proper guy wire galvanized
> thimbles (connected to guy wires via turnbuckles) at the end of a single
> anchor rod? Without EQ plates?
> 
> Why is no one suggesting asking Rohn what they recommend?
> 
> There was a tower a few years ago that fell - because the wrong thimbles
> were used and it caused the preform to fail.
> 
> I would never climb a tower that did not have the proper Rohn installation.
> 
> 73
> Tim K3LR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> john at kk9a.com
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 2 guys, one anchor?
> 
> Excellent point Steve.  All of my Rohn anchors have five holes so I don't
> use equalizer plates but I often wondered what these plates were equalizing.
> Definitely a little space between turnbuckles is a good thing!
> 
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> Steve Maki K8LX wrote:
> 
> Yes.
> 
> But an equalizer plate makes a much nicer install; in the end you'll be
> glad you did it that way. It's not to "equalize" tensions, it's to
> provide nice easy turnbuckle terminations. It should be called a
> termination plate.
> 
> -Steve K8LX
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