RNRG34mTallTower

InstallationManual&Specifications

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TableofContents

WARNINGS..............................................................................................................................................
6

SAFETYBULLETINFORTOWERINSTALLATIONSINAGRICULTURALAREASORREMOTEAREASWHERE

LOWFLYINGAIRCRAFTOPERATE.............................................................................................................
8

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................10

TallTowerHistory..............................................................................................................................................10

ConstructionandAssembly.............................................................................................................................. 10

RequiredPartstoErectTowerSystem............................................................................................................. 10

ExperienceRequired.........................................................................................................................................10

TowerLiftCrew.................................................................................................................................................
10

ToolsRequiredforvarioustasks.......................................................................................................................
10

Unpackyourtower................................................................................................................................
13

Descriptionofthepackaging............................................................................................................................ 13

Toolsrequiredtounpackthe34mTallTower..................................................................................................
13

AccessandOrientation.....................................................................................................................................14

UnpackSequenceVeryImportant!................................................................................................................
14

SiteLayout ............................................................................................................................................16

PreinstallationPlanning...................................................................................................................................16

SoilTypeandAnchors....................................................................................................................................................16

Tip:CellularCoverage.....................................................................................................................................................16

SiteLayoutMap................................................................................................................................................16

TowerAssembly....................................................................................................................................18

AssembletheBaseplate....................................................................................................................................
18

InstalltheAnchors............................................................................................................................................21

TubeLayout......................................................................................................................................................22

SIUnits............................................................................................................................................................................22

ImperialUnits.................................................................................................................................................................22

InstalltheBaseTube.........................................................................................................................................
23

Attachsensorsandbooms................................................................................................................................
24

Spiralwrapyoursensorcables.......................................................................................................................................25

AttachtheGuyWires............................................................................................................................25

Organizeandlayouttheliftersandguywires.................................................................................................. 25

Shackleguywirestotheguyrings....................................................................................................................
25

Rollouteachguywirefromthetowertoitsanchorpoint.............................................................................. 26

Secureguywirestotheanchors.......................................................................................................................
27

Shacklelifterwirestotheguyrings.................................................................................................................. 28

AssembletheGinPole...........................................................................................................................
29

Layouttheginpoletubes..................................................................................................................................29

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 Attachtheginpolebasetubetothebaseplate................................................................................................ 29

Slidetogetherthe4tubesthatcomprisetheginpole...................................................................................... 29

Attachtheginpoletopmountinghardware..................................................................................................... 30

Attachthelifterwires.......................................................................................................................................33

Configurethehelperginpole............................................................................................................................ 33

GinpoleTiltUp......................................................................................................................................35

Confirmallliftersandshacklesaresecure....................................................................................................... 35

Lifttheginpole..................................................................................................................................................35

TowerTiltUp........................................................................................................................................36

UnderstandingGuyWireTensioningWhileRaisingTallTower(Donotraisethetoweryet)........................... 36

AdjustingGuyWires(theInchwormmethod)............................................................................................... 36

LooseningGuyWires......................................................................................................................................................36

TighteningGuyWires.....................................................................................................................................................38

LifttheTower....................................................................................................................................................
39

TransferLifters..................................................................................................................................................40

PlumbandStraighten.......................................................................................................................................42

FinalInspectionandMaintenance....................................................................................................................
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TowerLowering.....................................................................................................................................
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AppendixA:34mTallTowerDimensions..............................................................................................
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TowerLayout....................................................................................................................................................46

SiteLayout.........................................................................................................................................................
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BaseplateGeometry.........................................................................................................................................49

AppendixB:AnchoringGuidelines........................................................................................................
51

Determinesitesoilandanchortypebeforeyouorderyourtower................................................................. 51

AnchorChoicesandotherconsiderations........................................................................................................ 51

ScrewInAnchordescription..........................................................................................................................................51

ArrowheadAnchordescription......................................................................................................................................53


RockAnchordescription.................................................................................................................................................54

ConcreteAnchordescription..........................................................................................................................................54

InstallingScrewInAnchors...............................................................................................................................
55

InstallingArrowheadAnchors...........................................................................................................................
55

InstallingRockAnchors.....................................................................................................................................56

AppendixC:SiteVisitProcedures.........................................................................................................58

SiteChecklist.....................................................................................................................................................58

AppendixD:Glossary............................................................................................................................
59

AppendixE:AligningWindVanes.........................................................................................................67

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................67

MagneticDeclination........................................................................................................................................67

MountingandAligningWindVanes................................................................................................................. 67

UsingDataAnalysisSoftwaretoCorrectforMagneticDeclination...............................................................................70

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AppendixF:HankmasterToolforUnrollingGuyWires.........................................................................71

Index.....................................................................................................................................................73

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WARNINGS
SPECIALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

READALLINSTRUCTIONSANDWARNINGSBEFOREBEGINNINGANYTOWER
INSTALLATION.TOWERCOMPONENTSCONSISTOFHEAVYOBJECTSOFTEN
UNDERSIGNIFICANTTENSIONANDSERIOUSINJURYORDEATHCANOCCURIF
EXTREMECAUTIONISNOTUSEDDURINGEVERYASPECTOFTHEINSTALLATION.
EVERYINSTALLATIONCREWMEMBERSHOULDCAREFULLYREADAND

UNDERSTANDALLWARNINGS,INSTRUCTIONSANDOTHERINFORMATIONINTHIS
INSTALLATIONMANUAL,INCLUDINGTHEGLOSSARYOFTERMS.

ONLYEXPERIENCEDINSTALLERSSHOULDPERFORMTALLTOWERINSTALLATIONS.
DONOTATTEMPTTOINSTALLATALLTOWERIFYOUAREINEXPERIENCEDOR

UNTRAINED.TALL,GUYEDTOWERSANDTHEIRCOMPONENTSCANPOSE
DANGERSTHATCANLEADTOSERIOUSINJURYORDEATHTOYOUOROTHERS
AROUNDYOU.DONOTBEGINATALLTOWERINSTALLATIONUNLESSYOUHAVE
ASSEMBELDANEXPERIENCEDANDQUALIFIEDCREW.

USEONLYSUITABLETOWERANCHORSFORTHESOILTYPEATTHEINSTALLATION
SITE.STABILITYOFTHECOMPLETEDTOWERUNDERVARYINGCONDITIONS(E.G.,

HIGHWINDSANDICE),ANDSTABILITYDURINGINSTALLATION,DEPENDSONTHE
USEOFPROPERANCHORSFORTHESOILTYPEATTHEINSTALLATIONSITE.
FAILURETOUSEPROPERANCHORSCOULDCAUSETHETOWERTOFALL
RESULTINGINSERIOUSINJURYORDEATHORPROPERTYDAMAGE.CONSULT
WITHTHEAPPROPRIATEPROFESSIONALSTOFIRSTDETERMINESOILCONDITIONS
ANDTHENSELECTTHEPROPERANCHORSYSTEMBEINGSURETOFOLLOWALL
ANCHORMANUFACTURERSINSTRUCTIONS.

DONOTINSTALLATALLTOWERNEARELECTRICALPOWERLINES.METAL
TALLTOWERCOMPONENTSEFFICIENTLYCONDUCTELECTRICALCURRENTAND

CANRESULTINSERIOUSINJURYORDEATHIFTHEYCOMEINCONTACTWITHHIGH
VOLTAGEELECTRICALLINES.SURVEYTHEPROPOSEDINSTALLATIONSITEANDDO
NOTBEGINANYTALLTOWERINSTALLATIONIFANYELECTRICALLINESARE
PRESENT.

DONOTBEGINORCONTINUEATALLTOWERINSTALLATIONDURINGAN
ELECTRICALSTORM.IFLIGHTNINGSTRIKESATALLTOWERORITSMETAL

COMPONENTS,SERIOUSINJURYORDEATHCOULDOCCURTOTHOSEWORKING
WITHORAROUNDIT.DONOTBEGINANINSTALLATION,ORCONTINUEONE,
DURINGANELECTRICALSTORMORIFONEISIMMINENT.

WEARAPPROPRIATEPROTECTIVEGEARANDUSECAUTIONWHENUNPACKING
TALLTOWERCOMPONENTS.WEARGLOVESANDEYEPROTECTIONWHILE

UNPACKINGTHEENVIROCRATETOPREVENTCUTSANDOTHERINJURIESFROM
BANDSANDSHARPOBJECTS.HEAVYCOMPONENTSCANSHIFTIFNOTUNPACKED
CAREFULLYANDINTHEPROPERSEQUENCE.FOLLOWALLUNPACKING
INSTRUCTIONS.

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 CARELESSNESSDURINGTOWERINSTALLATIONCANCAUSESERIOUSINJURYOR
DEATH.ANIMPROPERLYINSTALLEDTALLTOWERCANALSOCAUSESERIOUS
INJURYORDEATH.FORYOURSAFETYANDTHESAFETYOFOTHERSONTHE
INSTALLATIONCREW,ASWELLASTHOSEINTHEVICINITYOFACOMPLETED
TOWER:

ALWAYSDOTHEFOLLOWING:

OnlyinstallorremoveTallTowersusingexperiencedinstallationcrewmemberswhoarefamiliarwithall
TallTowercomponentsandsafeinstallationandremovalprocedures.

AlwaysfollowallinstructionsandwarningsintheTallTowerInstallationManual,aswellasallother
technicalinformationnecessaryforthesafeinstallationinaspecificlocation.

Alwaysconsultwithappropriateprofessionalstodeterminesoiltypeattheinstallationsiteandthenthe
mostappropriateanchorsystemforuseatthatsite.Followallanchormanufacturersinstructions.

Alwaysstandtothesideofanyguywireundertensionsothatyouarenotinthepathofaguywirethat
breaksorcomesloose.

Alwaysconsultwithappropriateauthorities(e.g.,theFederalAviationAdministration,localbuildingor
zoningdepartments,etc.)andsurroundinglandownersifaTallTowerisbeinginstalledinanagricultural
areatodetermineinstallationandtowermarkingrequirementssoastominimizerisktolowflying
agriculturalaircraft.

NEVERDOTHEFOLLOWING:

Neverbeginaninstallationwithaninexperiencedoruntrainedinstallationcrew.

Neverallowinstallationcrewmemberstocommenceworkunlessanduntileachcrewmemberhas
thoroughlyreadandunderstandstheinformationcontainedintheTallTowerInstallationManual.

Neverstandinadirectlinewithanyguywireundertensionasitcouldcauseseriousinjuryordeathifit
breaksorcomesloose.

NeverclimbaTallTower.

NevererectaTallTowerinanareawhereelectricalpowerlinesposeahazard.

NeverallowunauthorizedpersonsintheareawhereaTallTowerisbeinginstalled.

NeverbeginorcontinueaTallTowerinstallationduringhighwinds.

NeverbeginorcontinueaTallTowerinstallationduringanelectricalstormorwhenoneisimminent.

NeverusepartsforoneTallTowertocreateashorterTallTower;thiscannotbedonesafely.

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SAFETYBULLETINFORTOWERINSTALLATIONSINAGRICULTURALAREASOR
REMOTEAREASWHERELOWFLYINGAIRCRAFTOPERATE

ALWAYS USE VISIBILITY ENHANCING DEVICES ON TALLTOWERS

INSTALLED IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS WHERE LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT
OPERATE.THE INSTALLATION OF TALLTOWERS IN AGRICULTURAL

AREAS CAN POSE A SERIOUS RISK TO LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT.
PHYSICAL CONTACT BETWEEN AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT AND ANY
PART OF A TALLTOWER OR ITS GUY WIRE SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS THEREFORE IMPERATIVE THAT
LANDOWNERS, DEVELOPERS, WIND ENERGY CONSULTANTS AND
INSTALLERS EACH CONSIDER THIS SERIOUS SAFETY RISK FOR ANY
WIND ENERGY PROJECT PROPOSED FOR INSTALLATION IN AN
AGRICULTURAL AREA

RenewableNRGSystemsmanufacturesFAAcompliantpaintedtowersforuseinagriculturalareas.Inaddition,a
varietyofvisibilityenhancementaccessories,includingFAAcompliantaviationobstructionlightingkits,high
visibilitycableballkits,andguywireguards,areavailablefromRenewableNRGSystemsforusewithsuch
installations.

IftheinstallationofanMETisbeingproposedforanagriculturalareaorinremoteareaswherelowflyingaircraft
operate,RenewableNRGSystemsstronglyrecommendsthoseinvolvedintheprojectdoALLofthefollowing:

BecomefamiliarwithanyandallapplicableFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)towervisibilityandlighting
requirements,includingFAAAdvisoryCircularAC70/74601LObstructionMarkingandLightingdatedDecember
4,2015andasrevised,andensuretheinstallationcomplieswiththosestandardsandanyrecommendations
containedtherein,includingbutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

a.Voluntarymarkingofmeteorologicaltowerslessthan200feet(61m)AGLinaccordancewithmarkingguidance
containedintheFAAAdvisoryCircularAC70/74601L.
b.Paintingwithalternatebandsofaviationorangeandwhitepaintinaccordancewith Chapter3,paragraphs3.1
through3.4oftheFAAAdvisoryCircularAC70/74601L.
c.Utilizingseveralhighvisibilitysleeves(guyguards)onouterguywires.
d.Attachingsphericalmarker(cable)ballstotheguywires.Aviationorangemarkerballsshouldbeinstalled
accordingtoChapter3,paragraph3.5oftheFAAAdvisoryCircularAC70/74601L;

ContacttheFAAsObstructionEvaluation/AirportAirspaceAnalysis(OE/AAA)office(http://oeaaa.faa.gov)to
discusswhetheraNoticeofProposedConstructionorAlterationform(FAAForm74601)isrequired;

ContactthenearestFAARegionalorDistrictOfficeregardinginstallationreportingrequirements
(www.faa.gov/airports/news_information/contact_info/?s);

Becomefamiliarwithanyandallstateandlocalstatutes,ordinances,zoningorotherregulationsregardingtower
visibilityandlightingrequirements,assomestateshaveenactedstatutesorregulationsashavemanylocal
jurisdictionswhichmayaffecttowervisibilityandlightingandwhichmaydifferfromFAArequirements;

Contactlocalregulatoryagencies(e.g.,cityandcountybuildingdepartments)todetermineifthereareanylocal
zoningregulationsrelatingtotheinstallation;

Investigatewhetheragriculturalaviationispresentatoraroundtheinstallationsite(s)underconsideration,
includingcontactingstateandlocalfarmbureausand/orstateornationalagriculturalaviationorganizations(e.g.,
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NationalAgriculturalAviationAssociation[http://www.agaviation.org]),and;

Contactlocallandowners,farmingoperationsandagriculturaloperatorsandnotifythemofaproposedor
completedinstallation,includingspecificGPScoordinates.

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Introduction
TallTowerHistory
RNRGTallTowers,theoriginaltiltuptubulartowers,werefirstintroducedin1982andsoonbecametheindustry
standardtoquicklyandeasilygetsensorsupandintothewindtostartmeasurements.TallTowersaredeliveredin
completekits,assembledonthegroundandthentiltedupandsecuredwithguywires.

ConstructionandAssembly
TheRNRGTallTowerisofgalvanizedsteeltubeconstructionandisguyedatfourlevelsinfourdirections.
Sectionsslidetogetherwithouttheuseofboltsorclamps.Thetoweristiltedupfromthegroundwithaginpole
andwinch(winchisnotincluded).Liftingofthetowerisdonebyonesetofguywires(liftingwires)attachedtothe
ginpole.Thetowerisstabilizedsidewayswithtwosideguywiresets.Thebaseplateishingedsoboththetower
andginpolecanpivottotheerectedposition.

RequiredPartstoErectTowerSystem
RNRG34meterTallTowersaresuppliedcompletewithreadytoassembletubes,baseplate,guyrings,precutguy
wires,screwinanchors,groundingkit,andassociatedhardware.Screwinearthanchorsareincludedandare
suitableformanysoiltypes.Otheranchortypesareavailable.Itisyourresponsibilitytodeterminewhichtypeof
anchorisappropriateforyourspecificsite.

PleaserefertotheanchoringguidelinesinAppendixBofthismanualformoreinformation.

Awinchandginpole(ginpoleisincludedwiththepurchaseofthistower)arealsorequiredtoraisethetower.

Theginpoleforthe34mTallTowerisNOTcompatiblewithotherRNRGTallTowers.TheginpolesfromotherRNRG
TallTowersarenotcompatiblewiththe34mtower.

PleaseseetheGlossaryforpicturesanddescriptionsoftowerparts,hardware,andaccessories.

ExperienceRequired
IfyouhavenopriorexperiencewithTallTowerinstallation,seekassistancefromaqualifiedinstaller.

TowerLiftCrew
WesuggestthefollowingorganizationtoformanefficientandsafecrewtoerectRNRGTallTowers.Eachmember
oftheliftcrewshouldhaveagoodunderstandingofthetaskstheyarerequiredtoperformduringthelift.

FiveMemberCrew:

Crewleader:Thispersonwilloperatethewinchandcoordinatetheothermembers.Itisespeciallyimportantto
maintainclearcommunicationamongthemembersofthecrew.Thetowerfootprintislargeandwalkietalkie
radiosarehighlyrecommended.

Sideguywiretenders:Thesetwopeoplewillattendtoeachsideguyanchorandadjustsideguywires.Theymust
befamiliarwithtakinginandlettingoutguywires.Seethepicturesdescribingtheinchwormtechniqueforsafely
adjustingguywires.

Observers:Twopeopletoassistadjustingsideguys,tendingthebackguywiresattheendofthelift,andotherwise
observingguywires.

ToolsRequiredforvarioustasks
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 inchnutdriver(forsensorinstallation)
5/16inchnutdriver(forhoseclamps)
7/16inch(11mm)socketwrenches(forwireropeclips)onepercrewmember
Largeadjustablewrench(forlargebolts)
1/2inchwrench,socketoropen(forbaseplateassemblyandunpacking
Pieceofrebarorsimilar(forturninganchors)
Handsledge(forgroundrods)
Smalladjustablewrench(foropening/closingacornclamps)
Smallpliers(forsensorcotterpins)
SmallPhillipshead(+)screwdriver(forsetscrews)
Flat()screwdriver(forantennamountingassembly)
Knives(tocutelectricaltape)onepercrewmember
Level,preferablywithamagneticbase(tostraightenthetower)
Compass(foraligningdirectionsensors)
Permanentmarker(forlabelinglowerendsofcables)
(2)12Vdeepcyclemarinebattery(forelectricwinch)
Hankmaster5000guywiretool(optional)
Gloves
2wayradiosorwalkietalkies
Electricdrillwith5/16inchbit(forunpackingandattachingtoptube)
Bandcutters(forunpacking)
2.5m(8feet)stepladder(forreachingendofginpoleonslopedsites)
Rebar,rockbolts,orsteelcabletosecuretowerbase
8woodposts(10cmx10cmx1m/4in.x4in.x3ft.)tosupporttower
Sawhorsetosupportginpole
Wirecutters

USEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENUNPACKINGHEAVYTALLTOWERCOMPONENTS.
LOOSETALLTOWERCOMPONENTSCANCAUSESERIOUSCRUSHINGINJURIES

DURINGUNPACKINGIFCAREISNOTTAKEN.ALWAYSFOLLOWUNPACKING
INSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLY,ANDUSESUFFICIENTINSTALLATIONCREWMEMBERS
TOREMOVETALLTOWERCOMPONENTSFROMTHEENVIROCRATEPACKAGINGIN
THEPROPERSEQUENCE.

WEARAPPROPRIATEPROTECTIVEGEARANDUSECAUTIONWHENUNPACKING
TALLTOWERCOMPONENTS.WEARGLOVESANDEYEPROTECTIONWHILE

UNPACKINGTHEENVIROCRATETOPREVENTCUTSANDOTHERINJURIESFROM
BANDSANDSHARPOBJECTS.HEAVYCOMPONENTSCANSHIFTIFNOTUNPACKED
CAREFULLYANDINTHEPROPERSEQUENCE.FOLLOWALLUNPACKING
INSTRUCTIONS.

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Unpackyourtower
Descriptionofthepackaging

The34mTallTowerpackagingwasdesignedtoreducecardboardwaste,protectthetowercomponentsandallow
formoreeconomicalshipment.Allthetowercomponentsincludinganchorsandgroundkitarenowincludedin
onepackage.IfyoupurchasedthistoweraspartofanRNRGNOWSystem,theelectronics,sensorsandassociated
accessoriesarepackagedseparately.

Itisveryimportantthatyouunderstandhowtounpackthecontentsofthepackagingsafely.Therecommended
sequencetounpackthetowerisdescribedinthissectionofthemanual.

Thetubesmayshiftpositionsuddenlywhenbandsarecut,sopleasereadthissectioncarefullytoavoidserious
injury.

Toolsrequiredtounpackthe34mTallTower
5/16inchnutdriverorelectricdrillwith5/16inchbit
1/2inchwrenchforbolts
Bandcutters
Gloves

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AccessandOrientation
Ideally,youwillwantaccesstobothendsofthepackagingtounpackthecontents.Ifaforkliftisavailable,thatis
alsoideal.Removethe34mTallTowerpackagefromthetruckwiththeforkliftandsetitonanunobstructedflat
areabeforeunpacking.

Itisalsopossibletounpackthecontentswithaccesstoonlyoneendofthetowerpackaging.Forexample,the34
mTallTowermayhavebeenplacedintoatruckwithoneendagainstthefrontwallofthetruckscargoareaandno
forkliftavailabletoremoveitfromthetruck.Inthiscase,youwillbeabletofollowinstructionsinthissectionof
themanualtounpackthecontentsandunloadfromthetruckbyhand.

Note:YouwillNOTbeabletounpackthecontentsifthetowerpackagehasbeenloadedintoatrucksideways.Ifit
hasbeenloadedintoatrucksideways,youwillnothaverequiredaccesstotheendsandwillneedaforkliftto
removethetowerpackage.

UnpackSequenceVeryImportant!

Onceyouarereadytounpackthecontents,followthesesteps.Withthebandingcutters,cutthesinglehorizontal
band(#4)anddiscard.

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 Figure1

Withthenutdriver(orpoweredscrewdriver),removethe4woodscrewsthatfasteneachendplateassembly
downtothewoodpallet.Setasidethe2endplateassemblies.Ifyoucanonlyremoveoneendplateassembly,that
isOK.Removetheendplateandsetaside.

Thetubecontentswillnowbeexposed.Beginningatthetop,removethecontentsofthetubes.Thesecontents
willinclude:screwinanchors,coilsofcable,groundrods,guyrings,rockerplates,andthehardwarekits.

Atthispoint,thereshouldonlybe152mm(6inch)diametertubesremainingonthepallet.Withthebandcutters,
cuttheouterbands(#2&#1)andcenterband(#3)asshown.Removetubes.

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SiteLayout
PreinstallationPlanning
Itisagoodideatovisitthesitebeforeyouorderyourwindmeasurementsystem.Youwillneedtomake
arrangementsregardinghowtounloadyourtowersystem.Somesitepreparationmayalsobenecessary.

Duringthefirstliftofatower,themanyslipjointswillsettletothefullengagement.Duringthissettling,the
distancesfromthebasetoanygivenpointonthetowerwillshorten,andtheindividualtubesmayrotate.
Therefore,itisrecommendedthatthetowerbepreliftedbeforethesensorsarepermanentlyattached.The
preliftcanbeonlyafewfeet,buttheentiretowershouldleavetheground.Doingthisalsoisagoodwayto
avoidendangeringthebooms,sensors,andcablingshouldtherebeanunforeseenproblem.

SoilTypeandAnchors
Beforeorderingyourtower,researchthesitesoilandanchortyperequired.Itisyourresponsibilitytodetermine
whichtypeofanchorisappropriateforyourspecificsite.Dependingonthesoiltype,anchoringcantakevarying
levelsofplanning,effortandtime.Besuretoknowwhatsoiltypesyouaredealingwithaspartofyourpre
installationplanningprocess.

Note:(5)6inchdiameterscrewanchorsareincludedwiththetower.Otheranchortypesmustbeordered
separately.PleaserefertotheanchoringguidelinesinAppendixBofthismanualformoreinformation.

Tip:CellularCoverage
Thisisalsoagoodopportunitytoidentifywhattypeofcellularserviceisavailableatthesiteforthosewhowillbe
usinganRNRGiPacktotransmitdata.ContactusformoreinformationonRNRGiPacks.

SiteLayoutMap
Layoutlocationsforthetowerbaseplate,guyanchorsandthewinchanchor.Layoutthesitesothatthetoweris
laidoutdownwindofthebaseplatesothatthetowerwillbeliftedintothewind.Ifthesiteisonasteepslope,lay
outthesitesothatthetowerislaidoutuphillofthebaseplate.Unlesstheslopeissteep,itismoreimportantto
havethetowerliftedintothewind.

Measurecarefullytoplacetheanchorpoints,payingextraattentiontotheplacementofthewinchanchors.Verify
thattheanchorradiiandthediagonaldistancesbetweenanchorsarecorrect.

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 USEONLYSUITABLETOWERANCHORSFORTHESOILTYPEATTHEINSTALLATION
SITE.STABILITYOFTHECOMPLETEDTOWERUNDERVARYINGCONDITIONS(E.G.,

HIGHWINDSANDICE),ANDSTABILITYDURINGINSTALLATION,DEPENDSONTHE
USEOFPROPERANCHORSFORTHESOILTYPEATTHEINSTALLATIONSITE.
FAILURETOUSEPROPERANCHORSCOULDCAUSETHETOWERTOFALLCAUSING
SERIOUSINJURYORDEATHORPROPERTYDAMAGE.CONSULTWITHTHE
APPROPRIATEPROFESSIONALSTOFIRSTDETERMINESOILCONDITIONSANDTHEN
SELECTTHEPROPERANCHORSYSTEMBEINGSURETOFOLLOWALLANCHOR
MANUFACTURERSINSTRUCTIONS.

Figure3:SiteLayoutMap(birdseyeview)

NOTE:TallTowerscanbeinstalledonslopesupto10.WhenlayingoutaTallTowerinstallationonaslope,measure
thecalculateddistancesalongthegroundtoplacetheanchors.Itisnotnecessarytocompensatefortheslope.
TallTowerguywiresarecutlongenoughtoallowforinstallationonslopesupto10whilemaintainingtheideal
anglebetweenthetowerandtheguys.

NOTE:Thesideguyanchorsandthebaseplateshouldbeonastraightline.Ifitisnotpossibletoplacetheminthe
locationsshown,itisbettertomovetheminoroutalongthelinetothebaseplatethantomovethemofftheline.
Donotmovethemmorethan1m(3feet)offtheline,althoughsomesitesmayrequireacompromisebecause
anchorsmaynotbeabletobelocatedatthepreferredspot.

NOTE:Extracarewillhavetobetakenwhileraisingthetowerif:
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 Anchorplacementisnotperpendiculartothetowerasitlaysontheground.
Anchorsarenotatthesameelevation.
Sideanchorsandbaseplatearenotinastraightline.

NOTE:Anyoftheseconditionswillaffectthesideguywiretensionasthetowerisraised.Tensionwillhavetobe
adjustedperiodicallyasthetowerislifted.

Placementofthewinchanchoriscritical.Makesurethatyoumeasurecarefullyandsettheanchorheadscloseto
groundlevel.Anglealltheanchorstowardthetowerat45degrees.

Allthisisimportantforproperdistributionofforcesandforclearanceandproperoperationoftheginpole.SeeSite
LayoutMapandAnchortheWinchformoreinformation.

TowerAssembly
AssembletheBaseplate
Thebaseplatewillbelocatedaccordingtothesitelayoutmapdescribedintheprevioussection.Itisofteneasiest
toassemblethebaseplateinthislocation.Assemble4ofthe6largetriangularbaseplatesectionsasshownbelow,
inserting(8)5/16x3/4carriageboltsinholesclosesttothecenterofeachtriangularbaseplatesection.Leave
nutssomewhatloose;tightenbyhandonly.

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Flipoverthebaseplateassembly,andpropupononeedgewithablockofwoodtoallowaccesstoundersideof
baseplate.Attachverticalpiecestothecenterofthebaseplateasshownbelow,withbentedgesfacingoutward.

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Installthegussets(4)asshownbelow.Besuretoinstallthegussetboltswiththecarriageboltheadawayfromthe
gussets.Tightenallboltsinthebaseplate.

Atthebeginningofalift,particularlyfortheginpole,thewinchforcesarelargelyhorizontal.Theseforcestendto
slidethebaseplatetowardthewinchand/ortipthebaseplateuponedge.Tocounteracttheseforces,itishighly
recommendedthatthebaseplatebeanchoredagainstslidingandtipping.Thereareseveralpossibletechniques
dependingontheterrain,soil,andsubsequentoperationsunderthetower.
RodsdriventhroughthebaseplateintothesoilWithfirm,deepsoil,driveseveralpiecesofrebarthroughthe
holesinbaseplateintothesoil.Anglethemawayfromthewinchandplaceasmanyaspracticalalongthe
baseplatefrontedge(farthestfromthewinch).

RockanchorstothebaseplateOnrock,orshallowsoils,attachrockanchorstothebaseplate,particularlyalong
thefrontedge.Theseshouldbepositionedandattachedtoholdtheedgeofthebaseplatedownaswellaskeepit
fromsliding.

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CabletotheGuyAnchorAcablemadeupasabridleconnectedtothetowerboltcanberuntotheinneranchor
oppositethewinchortoananchornearerthebaseplate.Seebelowfordetails.

Figure4
Drivegroundrodsthroughthebaseplateholessotheycanprovideadditionalanchoringforthebaseplate.

InstalltheAnchors
SeeAppendixB:AnchoringGuidelinesattheendofthismanualformoreinformationoninstallinganchors.
Dependingonthesoiltype,anchoringcantakevaryinglevelsofplanning,effortandtime.Besuretoknowwhat
soiltypesyouaredealingwithaspartofyourpreinstallationplanningprocess.

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Leavetheeyeofscrewinanchorsabout150mm(6inches)aboveground.

TubeLayout
Layoutthedisassembledtubesectionsonthegroundaccordingtosequencedescribed,beginningatthebaseplate.
Paycloseattentiontothelocationoftheguyrings.

SIUnits
Sequenceoftubesineachsection
Aguyringisplacedoverthelasttubelistedineachsection.
Section1 Section2 Section3 Section4
BaseTube+ (4)2.2m, (4)2.2m, (4)2.2m,
(4)2.2m, 152mmdia. 152mmdia. 152mmdia.
152mmdia. tubes tubes
tubes




Lifters Lifters Lifters Lifters
attachedto attachedto attachedto attachedto
thisguyring thisguyring thisguyring thisguyring
arecolor arecolor arecolor arecolor
coded: coded: coded: coded:
Red White Black Yellow
Table1

ImperialUnits
Sequenceoftubesineachsection
Aguyringisplacedoverthelasttubelistedineachsection.
Section1 Section2 Section3 Section4
BaseTube+(4) (4)87inch, (4)87inch, (4)87inch,
87inch, 6inchdia. 6inchdia. 6inchdia.
6inchdia. tubes tubes tubes
tubes



Lifters Lifters Lifters Lifters
attachedto attachedto attachedto attachedto
thisguyring thisguyring thisguyring thisguyring
arecolor arecolor arecolor arecolor
coded: coded: coded: coded:
Red White Black Yellow
Table2

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InstalltheBaseTube

Identifythebasetube.Thebasetubehasaholedrilledthroughtheflared(wider)end.Attachthebasetubetothe
baseplateusingthex8boltthroughthelowerholesinthecenterofthebaseplatesides.Securetheboltwith
theprovidednut.

Slidetubesectionstogetheruntiltheendoftheinteriortubeisinsertedallthewayintotheoutertubesflare.The
innertubewillbestopped.Aligningtheweldseams(visibleininterioroftube)ofeachtowersectionwillmakeit
easiertoslidethesectionstogether.Continuetoassemblethetubesandplaceguyringsoverthetubesaccording
tothesequenceabove.Makesuretheguyringisplacedsotheguyringcornersarebenttowardsthebaseplate,
andtheguyringcornersareinlinewitheachanchorpoint.Placewoodblocksevery5to6meters(1520feet)to
supportthetowerabovetheground,keepingthetowerasstraightaspossible.

Note:Donotuseoilontowerjoints.Thiscancausetowerfailureifthetubesselfflare.

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Attachsensorsandbooms
Assemblethesensors,sensorbootsandsensorsignalcablestothebooms.Wrapthesensorsignalcablestothe
boomasshownbelow.SecurewithweatherratedelectricaltapesuchasScotchSuper88.Securetheboomsto
thetowerwiththesuppliedhoseclamps.

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IfyoupurchasedthesensorsandboomsaspartofaNRGNOWSystem,cablingwassuppliedfor(1)34mlevel
directionvane,(2)34mlevelanemometers,and(1)20mlevelanemometer.Itisalwayseasiesttorunthecables
fromthesensorandboomsdownthetower.RefertoAppendixEforwindvanealignmenttips.

Spiralwrapyoursensorcables
Spiralwrapsensorcablesaroundthetower,onewrappertubejoint.Thespiralpromotesvortexsheddingand
reducesnaturalfrequencyoscillationsofthetower.Useelectricaltapetotapethesensorcablesandgroundcables
tothetowereveryfewmeters.Alsotapecablestothetoweraboveandbeloweachguyring.Wherethecables
crosseachguyring,protectthecablesbywrappingthemwithathicklayerofelectricaltapeasshownbelow.

AttachtheGuyWires
Organizeandlayouttheliftersandguywires
Sortoutandidentifytheguywiresandplacethreesetsateachguyringlevel.Theseguywiresareallthesame
lengthandareinterchangeable.Sortoutandidentifyeachlifterwire.ThelifterwiresareNOTinterchangeable.The
lifterwiresarecolorcodedandareassignedtotheguyringshowninthetablebelow.Youwillhave12guywires
and4lifterwires.AllwiresMUSTbeplacedcorrectly.

Highestlevel=4(yellow)
GuyRingLevel Length LifterColor
1 10.5m(34.56feet) Red
2 16.9m(55.45feet) White
3 24.3m(79.69feet) Black
4 31.98m(104.94feet) Yellow
Table3
Identifythelifterwireforeachlevel.Itisrecommendedthatbackguywires(theguywiresoppositethewinch)are
attachedtotheirguyrings,rolledout,andsecuredtotheiranchorsfirst,followedbythesideguywirestoeliminate
crossing.

Shackleguywirestotheguyrings
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Securethebackguywiresfirsttotheircorrespondingguyringsusingtheshackles.Attachtheguywirestotheguy
ringholesunderthetowertube.Rolloutthebackguywirestotheiranchorpointsandsecureasdescribedbelow.
Nextsecurethesideguywirestotheircorrespondingguyringsusingtheshackles.Theseguywireswillattachto
thesideguyringholes.Rollthesideguywiresouttotheiranchorpointsandsecureasdescribedbelow.

Rollouteachguywirefromthetowertoitsanchorpoint
Rolloutsideandbackguywiresfromtheirguyringstotheiranchorpoints.Donotallowtwistsorkinksintheguy
wires.Theguywireandliftercoilscanbeuncoiledinahandoverhandmethodwhilewalkingouttowardseach
anchororunrolledusingaHankmaster5000tool(seeAppendixF).

CORRECT

Donotunspoolcableoffthesideofthecoilasshownbelow.

NO!

TheHankmastercanbeusedtorolltheguywiresouttotheanchors.SeeAppendixFforinstructionsforbuilding
andusingaHankmaster.

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Passthesplitringsthroughtheeyeofeachshacklebolttokeeptheshacklepinsfromloosening.

Secureguywirestotheanchors
Secureguywirestothebackandsideanchorsbythreadingthecablethroughtheanchorloopandclampingthe
cableontoitselfusing3wireropeclips.Forthebackguywiresitisrecommendedthatthedistancetothesideguys
foreachcorrespondinglevelbeusedasareferencedistanceforattachingtothebackanchors.Placethewirerope
cliponthewiresothesaddle(theforged,groovedpart)cradlesthewirecomingfromthetowerandtheUbolt
partclampsdownonthedeadendoftheguywire(Neversaddleadeadhorsemayhelpyoutorememberhowto
securethewireropeclips).

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Leavealittleslackintheguywire,andtightenthewireropeclipnuts.Donttightenthewireropeclipnutstoo
tightly;youwillneedtoadjusttheguylengthnumeroustimesasthetoweriserected.

Shacklelifterwirestotheguyrings

Securethelifterwirestotheguyringholesonthetopofthetowertube.Carefullylayouttheliftersinanorderly
fashion.Theunattachedendscaneasilybecomeentangledaroundeachotherandtheotherguywireslyingonthe
ground.Makesurethatallbackandsideguywiresareunderneaththelifterguywires.Keepingthelifterwires
organizedwillavoidhavingtostopduringtheliftprocesstountanglethelifters.

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AssembletheGinPole
Layouttheginpoletubes
Identifytheginpoleandhelperginpoletubesandhardware.RefertotheGlossaryinAppendixDforpicturesand
descriptionsofginpoleparts.

Attachtheginpolebasetubetothebaseplate
Theginpolebasetubewilllieontopofthetowerbasetube.Placetheginpolebasetubewithholebetweenthe
baseplatesverticalchannels.Insertthesafetycableintotheginpolebasetube.Lineuptheholesintheginpole
basetubewiththeholesinthebaseplatesverticalchannelsandinsertthex8boltthroughthebaseplateholes
andtheeyeinthesafetycable.Securetheboltwiththeprovidednut.

Slidetogetherthe4tubesthatcomprisetheginpole
Slidesectionstogetheruntilahardstopisreached,andthreadthesafetycablethrougheachtubeasitis
assembled.Aligningtheweldseams(visibleoninterioroftubes)ofeachtowersectionwillmakeiteasiertoslide
thesectionstogether.Placealog,sawhorse,orothertypeofsupportunderneaththe3rdor4thsectiontoslightly
raisetheginpolefromthetower.

Slidethetopginpolesectiononsothattheholesintheginpoletopareparalleltotheground.
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 Attachtheginpoletopmountinghardware
Bolttherockerplatestothetopsectionoftheginpolewiththelargebolt(3/4inchx8inches),makingsurethatthe
boltgoesthroughtheeyeoftheginpolesafetycable.

Ginpole
safetycable

Alsoplacethe(2)suppliedgraded5/16x3/4boltsattheendsoftherockerplates.Attachthe(2)quicklinksto
theholesonthebottom(sidetowardstower)oftherockerplate.

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Usingatwopartlinetoliftthetowerisoptional.Ifliftingthetowerwithasinglepartline,theturningblockand
oneoftheshacklesarenotneeded.Simplyattachthethimbleendofthewinchcabletotheshackleontherocker
plateasshownbelow.

Ifusingatwopartlinetoliftthetower,shacklethewinchcableturningblock(notsupplied)totherockerplates
usingthe(2)shackles(notsupplied)placedthroughtherockerplateholeshowninthepicturebelow.

Yourtowerwassuppliedwitha45.7mlengthof12mm(1/2inch)diameterbrownpolypropylenerope.Cutthe
ropeinhalftomaketwo22m(75ft.)pieces.Tieonepiecefromeachsideanchortothetopoftheginpoleto
stabilizetheginpolewhileitisbeingraised.

Warning:Failuretousetheginpoleropescouldcausetheginpoletofallovertoeithersideduringthelift.Besure
totiethesafetyropessecurelytothesideanchors;theginpoleisveryheavy,andthesafetyropescantbe
controlledbyhand.

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NOTE:Thegreatestloadseenbytheendoftheginpole(andthewinch)is907kg(2000lbs.).Thewinchcable
mustbe6mmdiameterandatleast24m(80ft.)longsothatitcanreachtheendoftheginpole.Sizeyourwinch
andriggingaccordingly.Anextraanchorhasbeensuppliedwiththe34mtowertoanchorthewinch.

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Attachthelifterwires
Attacheachofthefourlifterwirestotheginpoleusingthesuppliedquicklinks.Besuretoconnecttheminthe
properorderandmakesuretheyarenottangledwitheachotherorsideorbackguywires.

Lifter# LifterColor QuickLink(numberindicateshole)

4 Yellow 2(top awayfrombaseoftower)
3 Black 2
2 White 1
1 Red 1(bottomtowardbaseoftower)
Table4

Configurethehelperginpole
Putthehelperginpolestandingvertically(pulleyspointingtowardsthesky)onthebaseplatebehindthemain
ginpole.Lineuptheholesinthehelperginpolewiththeholesinthebaseplatesverticalchannels.Slidethex8
boltsthroughholestosecureinaverticalposition.Securetheboltswiththeprovidednuts.Thehardwarekit
containstwo5diameterpulleysandanaxlebolttobeusedonthetopofhelperginpole.Ifyouareonlyusinga
onepartlinefromthewinch,thesecondpulleyisnotneeded.

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ALWAYSSECURETHEWINCHTOAWINCHANCHOR.FAILURETOUSEAWINCH
ANCHORCOULDCAUSEEXCESSIVELOADSONTHEVEHICLEUSEDTOSUPPORTTHE

WINCHANDWINCHPLATE.EXCESSIVELOADSCANRESULTINTHEVEHICLEBEING
HOISTEDINTHEAIRCAUSINGSERIOUSINJURYORDEATHORPROPERTYDAMAGE.
NEVERRELYONANUNSECUREDWINCHANDSUPPORTPLATEALWAYSUSEA
WINCHANCHOR.

ALWAYSMONITORTHEWINCHCABLETOENSUREITWINDSONTOTHEWINCH
DRUMEVENLY.UNEVENWINDINGCOULDRESULTINCABLECROSSOVERAND

CABLEDAMAGEORFILLTHEWINCHDRUMPREMATURELY.TOAVOIDDAMAGE
TOTHEWINCHCABLEANDPROVIDEFORSUFFICIENTCABLELENGTHDURINGTHE
TOWERRAISINGPROCESS,HAVETHEWINCHOPERATORENSUREEVENWINDING
ONTOTHEWINCHDRUM.

GinpoleTiltUp
Confirmallliftersandshacklesaresecure
Carefullydoublecheckallconnectionpointstomakesureeverythingissecurebeforestartingtolifttheginpole.

Lifttheginpole
Makesuretheginpoleremainscenteredsidetosideandthatthebrownropesarebothsnug.Iftheginpoleisoff
center,carefullyadjusttheropestorecenter.Astheginpolecomesup,removethehelperginpolewhenthewinch
cableisnolongerincontactwiththepulleysontheendofthehelperginpole.Payattentiontothelifterstomake
suretheyarenotcaughtonobjectsinthearea(stumps,debris,rocks,equipment,etc.).Alsocheckthattheyare
notcrossedovereachotherortheotherguywires.Asthelifterwirestighten,stop.

Donotliftthetoweryet.Checkthattheshacklesarenottwistedattheguyrings.

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TowerTiltUp
UnderstandingGuyWireTensioningWhileRaisingTallTower(Donotraisethetoweryet)
Asatowerisraised,unlesstheanchorsareplacedinpreciselytheircorrectpositions,andunlessthesiteis
perfectlylevel,someguywireswilltightenandsomewillloosenasthetowerisraised.Thesameistrueasatower
isloweredonthesamesite.Forthisreason,guywiretensionmustbecheckedandadjustedasneededtomaintain
uniformtensionuntilthetowerinstallationprocedureiscomplete.

Awirethatbecomestootightcanputveryhighforcesonboththeanchorandthetower.Thisforcecanrapidly
growifthetowerliftingorloweringprocedurecontinues.Thesehighforcescansuddenlybucklethetowerand
causeittofall,endangeringthetowerinstallationcrewandpossiblydamaginganyvehiclesorequipmentnearby.
Donotletthetowerbebowedtothesidemorethantwotubediametersawayfromastraightline.Ifthetoweris
bowedmorethanthis,thesideguysshouldbeadjustedtostraightenthetower.

Itiscriticallyimportantthatpropertensionbemaintainedonsideguywiresatalltimesduringtheliftingprocedure
toprovidesidesupportforthetower.Toolittletensioncanallowthetowertobuckletotheside.Toomuch
tensionmaycausefailureofthetower,anchors,orguywires.Theremustalwaysbevisibleslackintheguywires.
Ifnoslackisvisible,thetensionistoogreat.

Oncethetowerisvertical,twopeopleofaveragesize,pullingbyhand,canproperlytensiontheguywires.

MECHANICALTENSIONINGDEVICESSHOULDNEVERBEUSEDTOADJUSTGUYWIRESONTHE34MTOWER!!

Besurethatguywiresdonotgetcaughtontreebranches,roots,rocks,orotherobstructions.

Thissequenceofobserving,communicatingobservations,issuingcommandstoguywiretenders,adjustingtheside
guywiresandretighteningwireropeclipsmustbewellunderstoodbeforeliftingatower.Thesequencewillbe
repeatedmanytimesbeforeatowerinstallationiscompletedonallbutthemostflatandlevelsites.

AdjustingGuyWires(theInchwormmethod)

LooseningGuyWires

Asthetowerisraised,thesideguysmaybecometight.Toadjustthecable,startbymakingsurethe3wirerope
clipsaresecure.Tightenusingawrench.Then:

1)Loosentheupperclipandpullalengthofthetailthroughtheclip,creatingaloopasshownbelow.Tightenthe
uppercliptotraptheloopbetweentheupperclipandthelowerclips.

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2)Nowloosenthelowerclips,looseningthelowestclipslowly,allowingthelooptoslide,whichwillslackenthe
guywire.

3)Retightenthelowestwireropeclip.

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4) Repeatasnecessaryfromstep1tocreatethepropercabletension.

TighteningGuyWires
Aswithloosening,makesuretostartwithall3wireropeclipssecure.Tightenusingawrenchasshownbelow.
Then:

1. Loosenthelower2wireropeclipsasshownbelow.
2. Pull the 2 cables apart to form a loop (similar to the loop made while loosening), then tighten the
lowest rope clip to trap the loop between the upper and lower rope clips as shown below.

3. Loosentheupperropeclipandpullthetailtoremovetheloop.

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4. Finally,tightentheupperclip.

5. Repeatasnecessaryfromstep1totightenthecable.

LifttheTower
Whenallcrewmembersareready,thewinchoperatorwillbegintoliftthetower.Rememberthatmostelectric
winchesaredesignedforintermittentuse,andfrequentrestsmustbetakentopreventthewinchmotorfrom
overheating.Helpthecabletowindevenlybyusingthewinchcontrolhandletomovethewinchmotorfromside
toside.

CAREFULLYMONITORANYWINDDURINGTHELIFTASWINDBLOWINGINTHE
DIRECTIONOFTHELIFT(TOWARDTHEWINCH)CANCAUSEDANGEROUS

INSTABILITYANDALOSSOFCONTROLOFTHETOWER.IFTHETOWERBECOMES
UNSTABLEDURINGTHELIFT,SERIOUSINJURYORDEATHCANOCCUR.ALWAYS
MONITORBACKGUYWIRETENSIONDURINGTHELIFTTOENSUREPROPER
RESISTANCEISPROVIDEDTOPREVENTINSTABILITY.

Warning:Allowingthecabletowindunevenlywillresultincrossoversthatwilldamagethecableandfillthewinch
drumbeforethetowerisfullyraised.

Liftthetowerabout1m(3feet)offthegroundwhilecheckingsideguytensions.Theliftersaresetuptoproducea
slightbowinthetower,withthetop0.15mto0.3m(6to1foot)higherthanthemiddle(werefertothisasa
positivecurve).Thisisnormal,anditneedstobemaintainedthroughouttheentirelifttoavoidtowerbucklingor
collapse.Adjustthesideguywiretensionstopreventthetowerfromeitherfallingofftoonesideorbowingwhich
coulddamagethetower.

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Warning:Thetowermustremainstraightsidetosideandmaintainapositivecurveasdescribedabove.Failureto
maintainthepropershapecancausethetowertocollapse,endangeringthecrewandequipment.Thisisthe
higheststresspointofthelift.

Watchthewinchanchorsformovement.Themaximumliftingforcewillbeexperiencedwhenthetowerisfirst
liftedafewfeetofftheground.Ifthewinchanchorswillnothold,eithertheanchorwasnotinstalledcorrectlyor
anothertypeofanchorisneeded.SeeAppendixB:AnchoringGuidelinesformoreinformation.

Watchthetowerbaseplateformovementtowardthewinch.Ifeitherthewinchanchorswontholdorthe
baseplateslips,immediatelylowerthetower.

IfeverythinglooksOK,continuetoliftthetoweralittleatatime,checkingsideguytensionalongtheway.At
times,itmaybenecessarytoadjustthesideguywiretension.DothisONLYwhenthewinchisstopped.Readjust
withwireropeclips,lettingcableoutorpullingloosecablein(seeinchwormtechnique).Workslowlyand
smoothly.Fast,unevenmovementstendtomakethetowerbounce,shakeorswing.Be sure that
communicationbetween all members of the lifting team is clear and concise. Continueliftingandadjusting
untilthetowerisabout60degreesabovehorizontal(justabovehalfway).STOP.

Beyond60degreesabovehorizontal,itisabsolutelyessentialthattensionismaintainedonthebackguywires
duringthelastpartofthelift,particularlytheguywiresatlevels2and3.Excesstensiononlevel4willremovethe
positivecurveshapefromthetowerandpotentiallycauseacollapse.Sodontdoit.Thetowerwillliftveryeasily
atthispointbecausetheweightoftheginpoleandwinchwillbeenoughtotipthetowerwithoutpoweringthe
winch,causingtotallossoftowercontrol.Anywindblowinginthedirectionoftheliftwillalsohelpreducetheload
onthewinch.Therefore,thecrewmustcontroltheliftfromthispointonusingthebackguywires.

Beforecontinuingthelift,adjustthebackguywirestotakeouttheexcessslack.

Continuetheliftbyalternatelypoweringthewinchandsmoothlyandincrementally(afewfeetofguywireata
time)lettingoutonthebackguywires(inorderfromtoptobottom)usingtheinchwormtechnique.Donot
completelyremoveslackinbackguywiresbyrunningthewinchtoolong.Continuethisprocessuntilthetopofthe
towerisdirectlyoverthebase(sightwithacarpenterslevel).

Warning:Avoidwinchingintoomuchcable(tothepointwherethepulleycollideswiththewinch).Ifthepulley
andwincharewinchedtightlytogether,thewinchcablecanbreak,causingtotallossoftowercontrol.Pleasenote
thatthewinchsmotorhasaslightlydelayedresponseaftertheswitchisreleased,andwhilecoastingtoastopmay
produceenoughforcetobreakthewinchcable.

Recheckthatthetensioninthebackguywiresandinthesideguywiresissetupcorrectlytoabout23kg(50
pounds)oftension,allowingsomeslackineachguywire.Checkthatwireropeclipsaresecure.

TransferLifters

Next,youwilltransfertheliftingguywiresoneatatimefromtheginpoletotheirrespectiveanchors.Youwill
secureeachlifterguywirewithwireropeclips.Rememberthatwhilethelifterisdisconnected,youwillbeholding
thetower!Maintaintensionwhiletransferringtheguywires.

Asmentionedbefore,itisnormaltohavethetowerbowedslightlyawayfromthewinch.Asyoutransferthe
lifters,youmayhavetoaddalittleslacktothemiddlelevelbackguywirestoallowthetowertostraighten.

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Transfertheliftersoneatatimefromthequicklinksontheginpoletotheiranchor.Secureeachwithwirerope
clips.Rememberthatyouwillbeholdingthetower.Maintaintensionwhiletransferringthewires.Startwiththe
toplifterlevel(level4yellow).Adjusttheguytensiononthelifterandtheguyoppositetopullthetowerstraight
andvertical.Workingdownward,transferthelowerlevelliftersoneatatimetotheiranchorposition.Again,check
thetensiononthelifteranditsoppositeguywireaseachistransferred.Tokeepthetowerstraight,itmaybe
necessarytowinchoutslightlyandoradjusttheoppositeguywiresastheliftersaretransferred.Asyouremove
thelastlifter,lowertheginpoletotheground.

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PlumbandStraighten
Makefinaladjustmentstotheguywires.Usingacarpenterslevelonthebasetube,adjustthelowestlevelguy
wiresasneededsothebasetubeisvertical.Workingupward,adjustallfourguywiresateachlevelwhilesighting
upthetowerfromthebasetostraightenthetower(seepicturebelow).

Asyoufinalizethestraighteningofthetower,youwillneedtosetthefinaltensionontheguywires.

PROPERGUYWIRETENSIONISCRITICAL.FAILURETOENSUREPROPERGUYWIRE
TENSIONCANCAUSEAFAILUREOFTHETOWER,GUYWIRESORGUYANCHORS

RESULTINGINSERIOUSINJURY,DEATHORPROPERTYDAMAGE.ONCELIFTED,
ALWAYSREADANDFOLLOWINSTRUCTIONSFORMEASURINGANDREACHING
PROPERGUYWIRETENSION.

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FinalInspectionandMaintenance
Tighten all wire rope clips on each guy wire now, with about 100 mm to 200 mm (4 inches to 8 inches) between
clips. Recheck that all wire rope clips are tight. Final torque on wire rope clips should be 20 Nm (15 ftlb) for 1/4
inch wire rope clips. The ginpole may be left in place, or it may be removed and disassembled if desired. If using
guyguards,attachonetoeachguywireandonetothewinchanchorasshownbelow.

Checkthetowerin2or3weeks;tightenlooseguywiresandstraightenthetowerifneeded.Itisespecially
importanttodothisbeforeanyicingeventsoccur.Alsochecktheguywiresafteranysevereiceorwindstorm.
Somesettlingofthetoweroranchorsmayoccur,andguywirescanstretch.Looseguywirescanalsoresultwhen
thewireropeclipssecuringtheguysareforceddownbytheimpactofslidingice.

Oneofthemostimportantreasonsforgoodtowermaintenance,particularlyguytensionmaintenance,istoavoida
formoftowerfailureknownasSnapThrough.SnapThroughtypicallyoccurswhentheguysareallowedto
becomeloose,andahighwindisblowingonthetower.Eveninnormalconditions,theupperguysworkata
narrowerangletotheuppertowerthanthelowerguys,reducingtheireffectivenessatrestrainingsideways
bending(seefigurebelow).Iftheguysareallowedtobecomeloose,theworkingangleisfurtherdecreased.Ifthe
loadsarehighenough,ortheguysaretooloose,theanglebetweentheguyandthetowerwillreducetozero,and
theguycannolongerrestrainthesidewaysmotion.Theresultisthattheuppertowersnapsthroughandfalls
over.

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Figure8

TowerLowering

Loweringthetoweristhereverseofraisingthetower,thoughthereareafewadditionalprecautionstobetaken.
Justassideguywiretensionmayvaryduringtheliftingprocess,thesameistrueasthetowerislowered.Sideguy
wireswillhavetobetendedinordertomaintainproperguytension.

Iftheginpolewasremoved,setuptheginpoleasdescribedpreviously.Rememberthattheextensionsofthe
couplerplatewillnowbefacingtheground.Ifthetowerwillbeloweredontoblocking,placetheblockingnow
whileitisstillsafetoworkunderthetower.Lifttheginpoleandtransferthelowestlevelliftingguywirefromthe
anchortotheginpole.Rememberyouwillbeholdingthetower:maintaintensionwhiletransferringthewires.
Winchinoroutasneededtomaintainthecorrectamountoftensionintheguywirewhenitistransferred.The
winchcablemustalwaysspoolandunspoolfromthebottomofthecabledruminorderforthewinchbraketo
workproperly.

Transferthelifterguywiresfromtheanchortotheginpole,inorderfromlowesttohighest.Tensionmustbe
appliedtothebackguystopullthetowerawayfromthewinchasyoubeginlowering.Thiskeepswindloads
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and/ortheweightoftheginpolefromsuddenlypushingthetowerbackupright,whichcouldcauseguywireor
anchorfailure.Leavetheguywireattachedtotheanchorandpulloutwardontheguywiretotakeouttheslack.
Thesafestwaytodothisisbytyingaropearoundtheguywire.Thisallowsthecrewmemberstomaintaintension
byhandwithoutbeingunderthetower.

Maintaintensiononaminimumofonemidlevelandonetoplevelguywireduringlowering.Usetwocrew
memberstotendtwotoplevelandtwomidlevelguywires.Thesecrewmembersshouldmaintaintensioninthe
backguysandtakeuptheslackintheguywireasthetowerlowerstowardthem.

ALWAYSMAINTAINPROPERTENSIONONGUYWIRESDURINGTHELOWERING

PROCESS,ESPECIALLYWHENTHETOWERISBETWEEN90AND75.FAILURETO

MAINTAINPROPERGUYWIRETENSIONCANCAUSEDEFORMATIONOROTHER

DAMAGETOTHETOWER.ALWAYSREADANDFOLLOWLOWERINGINSTRUCTIONS

FORINCREMENTALLOWERINGANDCAREFULLYUTILIZETHEINCHWORMMETHOD

SETFORTHINTHEINSTALLATIONMANUAL.

Asthetowerisloweredandreachesanangleofbetween75and60degrees,itwillnolongerbenecessaryto

maintaintensiononthebackguywires.Stopthewinchatleastasoftenaseach20degreestorechecksideguy

wiretensionandtoallowthewinchtocoolforaminute.

Warning:

Theforceonthewinchisgreatestasthetowernearstheground.Besuretostandtoeithersideofthewinchcable

andbehindthewinch,batteries,andpowercablesratherthandirectlyinlinewithit.

Tolowertheginpole,putthehelperginpoleinplace.Astheginpolenearstheground,placethewinchcable(both

strandsifusingatwopartline)inthe2pulleysonthetopofthehelperginpole.Thepolecanthenbeloweredto

theground.

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TowerLayout

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SiteLayout

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AppendixB:AnchoringGuidelines
Determinesitesoilandanchortypebeforeyouorderyourtower
Beforethetowerisordered,thesoiltypeshouldbedeterminedandthecorrectanchorsordered.Thepurposeof
thissectionistogiveyoutheinformationneededtoprovidesuitableanchoringforyourTallTower.Because
anchorrequirementsaresitespecific,itistheresponsibilityofthecustomertodetermineanchorrequirements.
Ifyouarenotsurewhatisrequired,seekprofessionalguidance.

Localutilitycompaniescanoftenprovideusefulinformationregardinganchoringusedinthesitearea.Donotuse
rebaranchors,especiallywhenthesurfacesoilsarelooseorwet.
Table6:SoilClasses

Class CommonSoilTypes GeologicalSoilClassification

3 Denseclays,sandsandgravel;hard Glacialtill;weatheredshales,schist,gneissandsiltstone
siltsandclays
4 Mediumdensesandygravel;verystiff Glacialtill;hardpan;marls
tohardsiltsandclays
5 Mediumdensecoarsesandandsandy Saprolites,residualsoils
gravels;stifftoverystiffsiltsandclays
6 Loosetomediumdensefinetocoarse Densehydraulicfill;compactedfill;residualsoils
sand;firmtostiffclaysandsilts
7** Loosefinesand;Alluvium;loess;soil Floodplainsoils;lakeclays;adobe;gumbo;fill
firmclays;variedclays;fill
** In class 7 soils, it is advisable to place anchors deep enough to penetrate underlying class 5 or 6 soil.
Chartsreproducedbypermission,TheA.B.ChanceCo.

AnchorChoicesandotherconsiderations
Thechoiceofanchorsmusttakeintoconsiderationsoiltype,maximumwindsexpected,icingorotherweatherthat
mayaffectthetower,andasafetyfactorsuitableforthelocationandtomeetanylegalrequirements.
Considerationsincludebutarenotlimitedto:tornadoes,hurricanesortyphoons,locationswhereveryhighwinds
areexpected,potentialforfloodingorperiodicsoakingofthesoil,soilerosion,andicingevents.

ScrewInAnchordescription
Screwinanchorsarethemostcommonlyusedanchorsfornormalclaysoilswithoutrocks.Theyareinstalledby
hand,usingacrossbartoscrewthemintotheearthlikeacorkscrew.

Screwinanchorscanalsobeusedtoprovidetheanchoringrodandeyeforsitebuiltanchors,suchasconcrete.
Refertotheinformationonconcreteanchorsbelow.150mm(6.0inches)diameterscrewinanchorsarethe
standardanchorssuppliedwithRNRGTallTowers.203mm(8.0inches)diametersscrewinanchorsareavailable
uponrequest.

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 Table7:Specificationsfor152mm(6inches)diameterScrewInAnchors

150 mm (6 inches) Anchor

Helix diameter: 152 mm (6.0 inches)
Length Overall: 1.65 m (66 inches)
Rod diameter: 19 mm (0.75 inches)
Material: Galvanized steel
Holding Power: (These anchors are not suitable for soils denser than class 5.)
Class 5 soils * 3,000 kg (6,500 pounds)
Class 6 soils * 1800 kg (4,000 pounds)
Class 7 soils ** 909 kg (2,000 pounds)
*SeeTable6forsoilclassdescriptions

**Inclass7soils,itisadvisabletoplaceanchorsdeepenoughtopenetratetounderlyingclass5or6soil.

Table7A:Specificationsfor203mm(8inches)diameterScrewInAnchors

203 mm (8 inches) Anchor

Helix diameter: 203 mm (8.0 inches)
Length Overall: 1.65 m (66 inches)
Rod diameter: 25 mm (1 inch)
Material: Galvanized steel
Holding Power: (These anchors are not suitable for soils denser than class 5.)
Class 5 soils * 44.5 kN (10000 pounds)
Class 6 soils * 31.1 kN (7000 pounds)
Class 7 soils ** 17.8 kN (4000 pounds)
*SeeTable6forsoilclassdescriptions

**Inclass7soils,itisadvisabletoplaceanchorsdeepenoughtopenetrateunderlyingclass5or6soil.

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 ArrowheadAnchordescription
Arrowheadanchorscanpenetratestiffandrockysoilsbecausetheuniquetriangulardesignthreadsitsway
betweenobstaclessuchasrocks,whichcanpreventsuccessfulinstallationofscrewinanchors.Arrowheadanchors
aredrivenintothegroundwithahardenedsteeldriverod.Onceintheground,upwardforceontheattached
cablerotatestheanchorperpendiculartothecableformaximumholdingpower.

Table8:SpecificationsforArrowheadAnchors

Length Overall: 1.22 m (48.0 inches).

Arrowhead Length: 203 mm (8.0 inches)
Materials: 6.35mm(0.25inches)galvanized(7x19)steelcable;breakingstrength 1905kg
(4200pounds);withmalleableironhead.
Holding Power:
Class 3 soils * 1905 kg (4200 pounds)
Class 4 soils * 1361 kg (3000 pounds)
Class 5 soils * 907 kg (2000 pounds)
Class 6 soils * 544 kg (1200 pounds)
Class 7 soils * 272 kg (600 pounds)
*SeeTable6forsoilclassdescriptions

**Inclass7soils,itisadvisabletoplaceanchorsdeepenoughtopenetrateunderlyingclass5or6soil.

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RockAnchordescription
Rockanchorsareplacedintosolidrock,whenanchoringtoeitherbarerock,orthinsoilswithsolidrocknearthe
surface.Theyareconstructedofathreadedrodwithintegraleye,andtwoopposingwedgehalves.Theanchoris
placedinaholepredrilledintherock.Twistingtheeyeoftheanchorforcesthewedgesagainstthesidesofthe
holeandlockstheanchorinplace.Loadactuallyincreasesthewedgingforce,developingholdingpowerequalto
thefulltensilestrengthoftherod.

Table9:SpecificationsforRockAnchors

Holding Power: 9072 kgf (20,000 pounds)

Rod Length Overall:
Anchor Diameter:
Rod Diameter:
Materials:
Required Hole Size:
Use Rock Drill Size:
0.38 m (15 inches), 0.76 m (30 inches) or 1.35 m (53 inches), other lengths
available
44 mm (1.75 inches) as supplied, 60 mm (2.375 inches) max. expanded
19 mm (.75 inches)
Malleable iron, dipped in rust-resisting black paint
50 mm (2 inches) diameter (nominal)
50 mm (2 inches) diameter

ConcreteAnchordescription
Themostcommonalternativeanchoringsystemistoplacesitebuiltconcreteanchors.Aholeisexcavatedatthe
anchorposition.Reinforcingsteelisplacedinthehole.Ascrewinanchorisoftentiedintothereinforcingsteelto
providearodandeyeabovegroundtoattachtheguys.Concreteispouredinplacetoformtheanchoringmass,
andtheholeisthenbackfilled.

Theanchorsmustbeplacedcarefullytoprovideanchorpointsattheproperlocationsforthetower.Theholding
powerofconcreteanchorsisessentiallyduetotheirweight.Theweightofconcreteplacedmustexceedthe
requiredanchorholdingforce.Concreteanchorsstilldependonthesoiltopreventtheconcretemassfrom
shiftingtowardthetowerunderload.

Aswithallanchoringsystems,itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethattheanchorswillperformasrequired.Ifin
doubt,seekprofessionaladviceforanchordesign.

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InstallingScrewInAnchors
Note:Unlikeatentstake,screwinanchorsareinstalledinlinewiththepulloftheguywiresfromthetower.Itis
importanttoinstalltheanchoratanangle,sotheeyeoftheanchoristowardthetowerandthehelixscrewsin
awayfromthetower.Iftheanchorisincorrectlyinstalledstraightintotheground,theloadwillbendtherodand
pullitthroughtheground,allowingtheguystogoslack.RefertotheappropriatestampeddrawingintheAppendix
todeterminetheangleofthetowerguysfromtheground.
Figure9:InstallingScrewinAnchors

Screwtheanchorintothegroundbyplacingastoutbarthroughtheeyeoftheanchor,androtatingclockwise.Itis
sometimeshelpfultostarttheanchorintothegroundstraightdownforthefirstturn,thenpushitdowntothe
correctangleandcompletetheinstallation.Continuescrewingtheanchorintothegrounduntilabout150mm(6
inches)oftheanchorrodremainsabovetheground.

Iftheanchorcannotbeinstalledduetorocksinthesoil,orotherobstacles,tryplacingtheanchorasmuchas1m
(3feet)fromitsidealpositiontoavoidtheobstacle,orreplacethescrewinanchorwiththecorrectanchorforthe
soil.Arrowheadanchorsareoftensuitableforrockysoils.

Ifnecessary,aholecanbedugforthescrewinanchortotheproperinstalleddepth,theanchorplacedinthehole,
andtheholebackfilled.Theearthmustbetampedontotheanchorhardwhilebackfilling.Theholdingpowerof
ananchorplacedthiswaywillnotbeasgreatasananchorscrewedintoundisturbedsoil.Ifindoubt,get
professionaladviceonwhetherthisoptionwillworkforyoursite.

InstallingArrowheadAnchors
Arrowheadanchorsaredesignedforallsoilsbutareespeciallyeffectiveinrockysoils.Thearrowheadanchoris
drivenintothesoilwithadriverod.Therodisremovedandtheanchorisleftintheground.Thentheanchormust
bepretensionedwhichwillcausetheanchortorotateinthegroundanddevelopitsfullholdingpotential.

Likescrewinanchors,thearrowheadanchormustbeplacedsotheforcefromtheguywirespullsdirectlyonthe
anchor.Drivethearrowheadanchorawayfromthetoweratanangleintotheground.Refertotheappropriate
stampeddrawingintheAppendixtodeterminetheangleofthetowerguysfromtheground.

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Note:Itisimportanttodrivetheanchoratanangle.Iftheanchorisincorrectlyinstalledstraightintotheground,
theloadwillresultintheanchorcablecuttingthroughthegrounduntiltheangleiscorrect,resultinginsignificant
slackinthetowerguys,andpossibletowerfailure.

Figure10:InstallingArrowheadAnchors

Toinstalltheanchor,placethedriverodovertheanchorsshank.Drivetheanchorintothesoilusinga
sledgehammer,fencepostdriver,orpowerjackhammer,untilthecableeyeattachedtotheanchoris50mm(2
inches)to100mm(4inches)abovethesurfaceoftheground.

Aftertheanchorisdriven,removethedriverod,leavingtheanchorintheground.Theanchormustnowbepre
tensionedbyapplyingstraintothecable.Thiscanbedoneusingalever,comealong,jack,orwinch.Pre
tensioningcausestheanchortorotateinthegroundanddevelopitsfullholdingpower.Thepulldistancewillbe
approximatelythelengthoftheanchorhead,203mm(8inches).Thetensionshouldbecomesignificantlyhigheras
thepretensioningiscomplete.

Note:Theanchormustbeproperlypretensionedbeforeattachingthetowerguys.Ifitisnot,thetowerguywire
tensionwillturntheanchorlater,resultinginsignificantslackintheguywiresandpossibletowerfailure.

InstallingRockAnchors
Rockanchorsareusedwhenanchoringtoeitherbarerockorthinsoilswithsolidrocknearthesurface.Likeany

anchor,rockanchorsmustbeplacedsotheforcefromtheguywirespullsdirectlyontheanchor.Drilltheholefor

theanchorawayfromthetoweratanangleintotheground.

Note:Itisimportanttoinstalltheanchoratanangle,sotheeyeoftheanchoristowardthetowerandthe

expandingpartoftheanchorpointsawayfromthetower.Iftheanchorisincorrectlyinstalledstraightintothe

ground,theloadwillbendtherodandpullitthroughtheground,allowingtheguystogoslack.Refertothe

appropriatestampeddrawingintheAppendixtodeterminetheangleofthetowerguysfromtheground.

Toinstalltheanchor,aholemustbepredrilledintherockbyhandorpowertool.Theholemustbe50mm(2

inches)indiameter,andthewallsoftheholeshouldbesmoothintheareathattheanchorwillwedge.

Placetheanchorinthehole.Usingabarthroughtheeyeoftheanchor,turnclockwisetotighten.Theanchorwill

expandandwedgeintothehole.

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Afterplacingtheanchor,filltheholearoundtherodwithexpandingcementgrout.OnebrandisRockitemade
byHartlineProductsCo,Cleveland,OH,USA(telephone:+2162912303).Alwaysgroutrockanchorstoprevent
waterfromcollectingandfreezinginthedrilledhole.Groutingalsoincreasestheanchorsholdingstrength.

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AppendixC:SiteVisitProcedures

SiteChecklist
Whenmakingasitevisit,checkthefollowing:

Makesurethetowerisstraight.Standatthebaseofthetowerandlookuptoidentifyanybowedsections
orcurvesinthetowerthatmayhavedevelopedsincethetowerinstallation.Carefullyadjustguywiresas
necessarytostraightenthetower.
Checkguywiresforexcessiveslackandadjustasnecessary.Itisnormalforguywirestostretchovertime,
anditisespeciallyimportanttoadjustthembeforetheyaresubjectedtoicingorhighwinds.
Checkeachanchorformovementorloosening.Alooseanchorcanalsocauseexcessiveslackinguywires.
Checkthatmountingbooms,cellularantennas,temperaturesensors,etc.aresecurelyattached.
Confirmthatallgroundingconnectionsonthetowerandontheloggeraresecureandhaventcorroded.
Checkinstantaneoussensorreadingsoneachchannelofyourdatalogger.Anysensorprovidingerroneous
readingsshouldbedisconnectedfromtheloggerandtestedindependentlyand/orreplaced.Itisagood
ideatoalwayshavesparesensors,memorycards,batteries,andasparedatalogger!
Changethedataloggersbatteries.Rememberthatbatteriesarecheapitsbettertochangethem
prematurelyratherthanrisklosingdata!

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AppendixD:Glossary

Anchoreye

Arrowheadanchor

Basetube(SameasGinpole
BaseTube)

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andHelperGinpoleboltand
nut:x8bolt

Baseplategusset

Driverodforarrowhead
anchor

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Ginpolebasetube(Sameas
BaseTube)

Ginpoleguyropes:45.7mx
13mm(150ft.xin.)

Ginpolesafetycable

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Ginpoletoptube

HelperGinpole

Guyring

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Guywire

Hankmaster

Liftingwires

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QuickLink

Rockanchor

Rockerplate

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Shackle

Wireropeclip

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AppendixE:AligningWindVanes

Introduction
WindVanesmeasurewinddirectionrelativetotheorientationofthefixedbaseonthesensor.ThisApplication
Notegivesyoutheinformationyouneedtoorientyourwindvanescorrectlywhentheyaremountedtothetower.
ThisnotealsoincludesinformationonusingOffsetandMagneticDeclinationcorrectionswhenscalingyourdatato
obtainproperlyscaledandorienteddata.

MagneticDeclination
Sincetheearthsmagneticfieldisnotuniform,themagneticpolesdonotcoincidewiththetruegeographicpoles.
Moreover,acompassgenerallydoesntpointtoatruegeographicpole;itpointstoamagneticpole.This
differencebetweenatruegeographicbearingandamagneticbearingvariesfromlocationtolocationandiscalled
magneticdeclination.Magneticdeclinationorcompassvariationisthehorizontalanglebetweentruenorth(also
calledgeographicnorthormapnorth)andthedirectionthecompasspoints,magneticnorth.

Magneticdeclinationismeasuredasthenumberofdegreesoferroracompassshowsatasite.Thedeclinationfor
siteslocatedeastofthemagneticnorthpoleisexpressedasthenumberofdegreesthatmagneticnorthiswestof
truenorth.Thedeclinationforsiteslocatedwestofthemagneticnorthpoleisexpressedasthenumberofdegrees
thatmagneticnorthiseastoftruenorth.Forexample,Vermont(USA)hasamagneticdeclinationof15degrees
west.Inotherwords,magneticnorthinVermontis15degreestothewestoftruenorth.Magneticnorthin
Fairbanks,Alaska(USA)isabout27degreeseastoftruenorth;therefore,itsmagneticdeclinationis27degrees
east.

Theearthsmagneticfieldvariesslightlyinpositionovertime.Therefore,themagneticdeclinationatasitealso
variesovertime.Becauseofthisvariation,itisimportantthatyoureferenceanuptodatemapofdeclination
(isogonicmap)ifyouchoosetoorientyourwindvanestomagneticnorth.Lateryoucanenteracorrectionfor
magneticdeclinationintoyourwinddataanalysissoftwareifdesired.

MountingandAligningWindVanes
Sinceamagneticcompassisthesimplestdirectionreference,itissometimesconvenienttoorientwindvanesin
thefieldtomagneticnorth.MostRNRGcustomers,however,aligntheirwindvanestotruenorth.Beforeinstalling
yourRNRGlogger,decidewhetheryouwantwinddirectiondatatoreportnorthwhenthewindisfromthe
magneticnorthorwhenthewindisfromtruenorth.Besuretomakenoteofyourchoiceandmaintainconsistency
amongyoursitesandprojects.

Toalignawindvanetotruenorth:
1. Useatransparentorienteeringcompasswitharotatingbezelandmagneticdeclinationmarkings.Inthe
exampleinFigure1,15degreeswestmeansthatthedirectionofthecompassneedle(magneticnorth)lies
15degreeswestoftruenorth.

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Figure1
NOTE:Lininguptheridgesonthebodyofthewindvanewillcausethesensortoindicateanorthreading.Be
suretokeepthisinmindwhenorientingthewindvaneonthemountingboom.

2. Standsothatitispossibletosightalongthetowerfromthetoptothebase.Alignthebearingmarkonthe
compasssothatitpointsdirectlyinlinewiththetower,toptobase.ThebearingoftheTallTowerinthe
exampleinFigure2is270degrees.

Figure 2

3. Withoutmovingthebaseofthecompass,rotatethebezelsothenorthendoftheneedlepointstothe
declinationmarkthatcorrespondstolocaldeclination.

4. LooselyattachthemountingboomtotheTallTower.Liftthecompasstoaverticalpositionsothebearing
markpointsstraightup.Usealevelifnecessary.

5. Sightthroughthecompasssothecenterofthecompassisoverthepointwheretheboomcontactsthe
tower,withthebearingmarkstillstraightup.SeeFigure3.

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UP
BEARING
MARK NORTH MARK

TOWER, VIEWED
FROM TOP

COMPASS

Figure3
6. Haveacrewmemberrotatetheboomuntilitalignswiththenorthmarkonthecompass,andtightenthe
boom.

7. Attachthewindvanewiththenortharrowindexmarkonthebasepointinginthesamedirectionasthe
northmarkonthecompass.The#200Pwinddirectionvaneisdesignedtomountwithacotterpinandset
screwtoaRNRGsensormountingboom.Thecotterpininstallshorizontallythroughdrillholesintheboom
andvane,allowingthebaseofthevanetopointinoneoftwodirections,towardthetowerorawayfrom
thetower.SeeFigure4.

Figure4
8. WhenyouraisetheTallTower,thenortharrowonthebaseofthewindvanewillpointtotruenorth.

9. Usethecompasstoverifyyoursettings.Ifnecessary,adjustthepositionofthemountingboombefore
raisingtheTallTower.

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UsingDataAnalysisSoftwaretoCorrectforMagneticDeclination
Ifyouorientyourwindvanestowardmagneticnorthbutwantthedirectiondatareportedrelativetotruenorth,
enterthemagneticdeclinationforthesiteintotheoffsetormagneticdeclinationfieldinyourwinddataanalysis
software.NRGsBaseStationSoftware,forexample,hasafieldcalledMagDeclin.BaseStaionappliesthe
declinationtoallwinddirectiondataforthesiteiftheMagDeclinfieldissettoanythingbutzero.Declinationis
notneededifyouorientyourwindvanestotruenorth.

Note:Winddirectionvaneshaveasmallrangecenteredaroundthesensorsnorthreadingthatiscalledthedead
bandandproducesazeroreading.AlthoughRNRGLoggershaveanalgorithmthatinterpretsnorthreadings
correctly,whentheprevailingwindisfromthenorth,itmaymakesensetoorientthevanetoadirectionother
thannorth.Ifyoudothis,compensatefortheorientationbyenteringavalueinthewindvaneoffsetfieldofyour
dataanalysissoftware.Forexample,ifyouorientyourwindvanetothesouth(180degrees),enteranoffsetof180
forthevane.

Note:Ifyouorientyourwindvanetoamagneticbearingotherthanmagneticnorth,youneedtoentervaluesfor
bothmagneticdeclinationandoffsetinyourdataanalysissoftware.Enterthesitesmagneticdeclinationsothat
yoursoftwarecancompensateforthedeclination;enteranoffsettocompensatefortheorientationofthevane.If
justoneoffsetfieldisavailableinyoursoftware,suchasRNRGsSymphonieDataRetrieversoftware,youwillneed
tocombinethemagneticdeclinationvaluewiththeoffsetvalue(ifwindvanesarenotorientedtotruenorth)and
enterthenetvalue.Forexample,ifyourwindvanesareorientedtothesouthinsteadofnorth,andyoursitehasa
magneticdeclinationof15degreeswest,youwouldenter165(or195)intheoffsetfield.Declinationstothewest
oftruenortharesubtractedfromthemagneticreading,anddeclinationstotheeastoftruenorthareaddedtothe
magneticreading.

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AppendixF:HankmasterToolforUnrollingGuyWires

TheguywireandliftercoilscanbeunrolledusingtheconvenientHankmastertool.AHankmastercanbebuiltfrom

materialsavailablefrommosthardwarestoresusingafewsimpletools.

Materials

1x41.5(105.4cm)of1.625(4.127cm)ODPVCPipe,cutinto:

1x17(43.18cm)section;

1x15(38.1cm)section;

1x5.5(13.97cm)section;

1x4(10.16cm)section.

2x90degreePVCElbowSocketFittings2(5.08cm)OD

1xPVCTSocketFitting2(5.08cm)OD

1xSquaredRetainerSnapSafetyPin,2.5(6.35cm)usablelength

2x28(71.12cm)diameterx0.5(1.27cm)thickplywood

8x0.37516x3.5HexHeadBolts(M10x90mm)

8x0.37516(M10)Nuts

8x0.625ODx1.5length(10mmODx90mmlength)Spacers

Tools

Saw

Drill

0.375(M10)drillbit

2x3/8(10mm)Wrenchesorequivalent

PVCAdhesive(UsedforallPVCpipeconnections)

Procedure

Connect(quantity1)ElbowSocketFitting(part#2)onto17(43.18cm)sectionof1.625(4.1cm)ODPVCPipe

(part#1a).

ConnectTSocketFitting(part#3)ontootherendof17(43.18cm)sectionofPVCpipe(part#1a).

Connect15(38.1cm)sectionofPVCpipe(part#1b)ontoTSocketFitting(part#3)inlinewiththe17(43.18cm)

section.

Connectother(quantity1)ElbowSocketFitting(part#2)ontootherendof15(38.1cm)PVCpipe(part#1b).

Drillaholethroughthe5.5(13.97cm)PVCPipe(part#1d)0.5(1.3cm)fromtheendofthepipesection.

Connect5.5(13.97cm)PVCPipe(part#1d)ontootherendofthesecondElbowSocketFitting(part#2).

Drilltwoholesthroughthe4(10.16cm)PVCpipe(part#1d),throughthesameplane,1.5(3.8cm)fromtheend

ofthepipe.

Cuta3/8slotfromtheendofthe4(10.16cm)PVCpipe(part#1d)throughtheholes(step#7).

Connect4(10.16cm)PVCPipe(#1c)intoremainingpointofTFitting(part#3).

Cut2(5cm)holesthroughthecenterofthe2plywooddiscs(part#5).

Drill(8)3/8holesevenlyaroundthe2plywooddiscs(part#5)witha10.5(26.7cm)radius.

Placethe(quantity8)bolts(part#6)throughthe8holesdrilledinoneoftheplywooddiscs(part#8).

Onthebolts(part#6)ontheothersideoftheplywooddisc(part#8),placethe(quantity8)spacers(part#8)

followedbythe(quantity8)nuts(part#7)tightenedsnugly.

Lineuptheholesontheotherplywooddisc(part#5),andputthetwodiscsonthe5.5(13.97cm)PVCPipe(part

#1c).

InserttheSafetyPin(part#4)intheholedrilledthroughthe5.5(13.97cm)PVCPipe(part#1c)tocomplete

assembly.

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TM
Figure1.CompletedHankmaster5000

Usage

UnclipSafetyPin,removefrompipe.

Removeouterplywooddisc.

LayHankmaster5000TMonitssidewiththehandlefacingdown.

Placecoiledguywireontoinnerdisc,aroundthe8bolts.

DONOTUNCLIPGUYWIRECOILUNTILYOUHAVEFINISHEDROLLINGITOUTTOTHEANCHOR.

RollHankmaster5000TMtoappropriateGuyRingoftower.

Unclipguywirecoil;attachcliptoguyring.

Unrollguywirecoiltotheappropriateanchor.

Torecoilaguywire,simplythreadguywirethroughtheangledholeintheouterplywooddisc,androll

Hankmaster5000TMoverguywire.

Whilerolling,guideguywirethroughthewireguideabovetheplywooddiscs.

Whencoilingiscomplete,usearubberbandtoholdthecoilandpreventunspooling.

LayHankmaster5000TMonitssidewiththehandlefacingdown.

Removecoiledguywire.

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Index
Inchwormmethod.................................................34
installingrockanchors..............................................
54

alternativeanchoring................................................52

lifterwires...........................................................
26,31

anchorplacement...............................................16,53
lifters.................................................
23,26,33,37,38

anchorradii...............................................................14

MagneticDeclination ...............................................65

anchorrequirements................................................49
oilontowerjoints.....................................................
21

anchoring........9,14,15,16,38,49,51,52,53,54,56
pivotpipe............................................................
21,27

AnchoringGuidelines................................................49
prelift.......................................................................14

anchoringinsolidrock..............................................52
pretensioningarrowheadanchors..........................54

anchoringthebaseplate.....................................18, 19
quickreleasepin.......................................................
21

anchors..........
10,14,15,16,19,41,49,50,51,52,53
rockanchors.............................................................52

Anchors.....................................................................14

rockanchors,installing.............................................
54

arrowheadanchors.............................................51,53
safety..........................................................................6

arrowheadanchors,installing...................................54

safetycable...................................................
27,28,59

arrowheadanchors,pretensioning.........................54
screwinanchors,installing......................................53

baseplate............................................
9,10,14,15,16
sensorcables............................................................23

basetube..................................................................21

settling......................................................................41

baseplate.........
9,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,27,31,38
shackles ..............................................................24,33

batteries....................................................................56

SiteLayout................................................................14

cementgrout............................................................55
sitevisitprocedures .................................................56

concreteanchors......................................................49
sitebuiltanchors......................................................
49

couplerplates.....................................................28,29
slackinguywires....................................38,53,54,56

driverod....................................................................51

soil ...........................................9,
49,50,51,52,53,54

electricaltape ...........................................................22

soiltype....................................................................49

ginpoleassembly......................................................27

straighteningthetower............................................
40

ginpoleropes............................................................29
stretch,guy wires.....................................................41

GinpoleTiltUp..........................................................33
TallTowerinstallationona slope..............................
15

glossary.....................................................................57

tension,guy wire....................................16,34,38,54

groundwire...............................................................23

tools..........................................................................10

gussets......................................................................18

TowerLowering........................................................42

guyguards.................................................................41

TowerTiltUp............................................................
34

guyringcorners........................................................21
transferringtheliftingguys......................................38

guyrings................................13,20,21,23,24,26,33
tubelayout ...............................................................20

guywiretensioning...................................................34

unpacking.................................................................11

guywires...................................................................23

WARNINGS .................................................................6

guys.......................................15,38,40,41,52,53,54
winch...............9, 10,14,16,29,37,38,42,43,54,60

Hankmaster.......................................
10,24,61,69,70
winchanchor............................................................14

helperginpole...............................................27,31,43
windvanealignment................................................65

icing...............................................................41,49,56
wirerope clips.............................10, 25,34,36,38,41

installingarrowheadanchors....................................53

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