[BC] Clevis photo

[Jeff Johnson]

I saw one with a bent bolt on the former X-Star Network station's tower in 
Crawfordsville, IN. It was a newly installed tower. I asked our erector, 
Charlie barber, about it, and he said that was normal for that style. The 
hole through which the bolt passed first was elongated a bit to allow the 
bent bolt to pass through. The form allows less bending stress on the bolt.

My dad who was a farmer and foreman of materials at American Ship Building, 
Toledo, said that a farmer uses the term clevis, and a ship rigger uses the 
term shackle. Or, the other way around ....

My dad also told me that there is no such thing as a bolt. They are all 
machine screws.

Jeff.Johnson at rfproof.com

>the cross-bolt on a clevis is *NOT *supposed  to be bent. Can you say "run 
>as fast as I can?"
>
>The clevis has been deformed by stress and is close to
>failure. _*Do not bet your life on this Wink Link!!
>
>*_
>Jess Hundahl