[BC] Clevis photo

[Mark Humphrey]

We had the towers inspected a couple of years ago and were basically
told the same thing -- we are OK for now but need to consider changing
out the guys within a few years.

These are relatively short towers (the tallest is only 73 degrees) so
I would really like to replace them with something taller and heavier
to gain efficiency and potential rental income.

Mark

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com> wrote:
> Since the guying system is more than 35 years old, you should consider
> replacing the guying system i the next few years. While guy lines are
> hearty items, they don't have an infinite life span. Especially once rust
> starts creeping into the areas which never really dry out. This is
> especially the case on smaller guy lines (3/8" and less where the strands
> are MUCH smaller).
>
> Bridge strand and larger EHS cables aren't as prone to this problem as
> their strands are MUCH bigger.
>
> A competent tower person needs to look at them high up.  Their condition
> at ground elevation is never as bad as at higher elevations where water is
> often "rammed" into the line by high winds.
>