"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
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Ralph Mowery wrote:

Unless I missed something when I described the tower, what is marginal ?
The first section of tower is set in a yard of cement as described in the
Rohn booklet. Also they only require two sets of guy wires up to 70
feet. I live in the middle of North Carolina so a large build up of ice
or very high winds ( say over 90 mph) would be unusual.


On the "internets", there is always someone for whom your tower setup is
not acceptable. Doesn't matter how well made and installed, there's
something wrong with it, and it will come crashing down, causing you great
liability problems.


Anyhow, being that the tower and guys are part of a system, I'd either
have the loppers take the tree down in stages with sections roped down, or
install temporary guys. Th/e first method is much easier and cheaper.

- 73 d eMike N3LI -

I have noticed that. No mater what you have someone usually chimes in that
it is not the best. I bet I could have said I put one section in 10 yards
of cement and had it guyed with a 2 meter ground plane on it and someone
would do the same. I was waiting on a comeback as to why it needed
improving.

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http://home.earthlink.net/~ku4pt/ima...%20on%20tower/

I can not put the temporay guy wires on as they would still be where the
tree may fall. There are only 2 trees about a foot or so in diameter and
about 50 to 60 feet tall. Poplar trees without limbs for about the first 30
or so feet.It will only take a short to just cut them. I have seen towers
that don't look near as good stand up long times. I don't think it would be
any problem for the tower to stay up without guys if there was no wind. I
was hoping that someone on here had done something similar over the years
and could say the best way. Drop all wires , or just one side.