Manual

INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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stainless steel thimbles to relieve stress
on the guys at the anchor points. These
thimbles MUST be used when guying,
(see figure 29).
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3
⁄16 in.)
minimum), ensure that the shackle
pins are secured with nichrome wire.
When securing the fiberglass guys, use
the guying grips supplied in the guying
kit, carefully following the instructions
provided. Use of alternative wire rope
grips is acceptable but ensure that:
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PREVENT corrosion.
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end.
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30 mm (1
1
⁄4 in.) on guys (or 6 x guy
diameter).
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base (saddle) on the ‘Live’ side of the
guy and ‘U-bolt’ over the ‘Dead’ side or
tail of the guy.
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torque is applied to the grip.
The above recommendations should also
be used for any other guying, ie: stainless
steel, when used on any mast.
ERICO has standard 4 m (13
1
⁄2 ft.) and
7 m (24
1
⁄2 ft.) guying kits. If the guying
of a
fiberglass mast is required, then the
appropriate
guying kit should be selected
to suit the application. The guying material
is made up of light weight plastic coated
fiberglass, which is non-conductive.
If a customized guy kit has been supplied,
then the actual guy length can be
determined from the following:
Guy Length = 1.41 X
Where X = the vertical height between the
upper and lower guying points and the
assumed angle from horizontal is 45˚.
Important recommendations:
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that the guying angle be no greater
than 60° from horizontal.
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5
⁄16 in.)
diameter stainless steel guying saddles
are used for the base guy anchor
points. If these are to be anchored to
a concrete surface, then 6 mm (
1
⁄4 in.)
diameter x 40 mm (1
5
⁄8 in.) depth
(minimum) masonry anchors or similar
should be used.
Guying
Guy Kit Specifications
Guying Kit Guy Diameter
Actual Guy
Length
Guy Tensile
Strength
4 m Guy Kit 4 mm -
5
/32 in. 6 m - 20
1
/2 ft. 430 Kg - 946 lb
7 m Guy Kit 5 mm -
3
/16 in. 10 m - 34 ft. 560 Kg - 1232 lb