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NRG_34m_TallTower_Installation_Manual_and_Specifications_Rev_1.05.docx
19 April 2011
Pass the split rings through the eye of each shackle bolt to keep the shackle pins from loosening.
Secure guy wires to the anchors
Secure guy wires to the back and side anchors by threading the cable through the anchor loop and clamping the
cable onto itself using 3 wire rope clips. For the back guy wires it is recommended that the distance to the side guys
for each corresponding level be used as a reference distance for attaching to the back anchors. Place the wire rope
clip on the wire so the saddle (the forged, grooved part) cradles the wire coming from the tower and the “U” bolt part
clamps down on the dead end of the guy wire
(“Never saddle a dead horse” may help you to remember how to
secure the wire rope clips).
Leave a little slack in the guy wire, and tighten the wire rope clip nuts. Don‟t tighten the wire rope clip nuts too tightly;
you will need to adjust the guy length numerous times as the tower is erected.
Shackle lifter wires to the guy rings
Secure the lifter wires to the guy ring holes on the top of the tower tube. Carefully lay out the lifters in an orderly
fashion. The unattached ends can easily become entangled around each other and the other guy wires lying on the
ground. Make sure that all back and side guy wires are underneath the lifter guy wires. Keeping the lifter wires
organized will avoid having to stop during the lift process to untangle the lifters.
