Need help with cheap MET tower, real soon [RE-wrenches]

[Roy Butler, Four Winds RE]

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Hi Darryl,

I have to agree with what Jim Duncan says about the smaller pipe being 
snaky!

About 3 years ago we needed to get a Totalizer in the air about 65'. 
Since we were used to putting up tilt towers (more than 25 and some home 
made with no failures) and the #40 anemometer only weighed a couple of 
ounces we said those famous words "how hard can it be?"
We used the 1.5" swaged antenna mast from radio shack and guyed it every 
other joint. Raised it in the air and watched it come crashing 
down....what a low point that was! Over several beers ( for our frayed 
nerves you understand!) we came up with the following...

We decided to use 2" SS40 galvanized pipe...swaged on one 
end...available at our local fencing company. This had significantly 
more strength and rigidity....enough to allow us to keep the guys to 
every other joint. These were fastened to the pipe with stainless 
muffler clamp saddles but with the bolts replaced by eye bolts...one 
looking each way and holding 2 guys each. FYI....We used a 15' gin pole 
and 15' guy radius.

Anyway, this went up slicker than snot and stayed up for 3 years through 
some incredible weather....gotta take that down one of these days...

>Roy Butler
>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
>Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
>8902 Route 46
>Arkport, NY 14807
>607-324-9747
>www.four-winds-energy.com
>NYSERDA eligible PV installer for PON 716
>NYSERDA eligible wind installer for PON 792
>
>
>Darryl Thayer wrote:
>... Can I use six lengths of 2" electrical EMT conduit,
>  
>
>>with steel couplings?  and cut some steel plate for
>>collars?  Would this be safe with 20' gin pole and a
>>20' tower radius?
>>    
>>

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