Initial Tower Raising; Figure 7: Tower Tilt-Up Sequence - Bergey Tilt Tower Installation Manual

4) Initial Tower Raising

At this stage, an initial tower raising without the wind turbine in place is recommended.
It will ensure that all the cables and anchors are secure, that the lifting procedure is sat-
isfactory, and will allow the back guy wires to be attached and adjusted. The sequence
is shown in Figure 7.
Tools Required:
7/16" nut driver
Procedure:
Step 1:
Start lifting the tower 10
pole ropes carefully. They may become either loose or tight if the site and the anchor
points are not perfectly level. Although there must be some tension in the wires at all
times to provide side support for the tower, there must always be visible slack in the guy
wires. If no slack is visible, the tension is too great.
WARNING: Over-tension may cause failure of the wires, the anchors, or the tow-
er. For further information, refer to the section on SLACK at the end
of the instructions.

Figure 7: Tower Tilt-up Sequence

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to 20 at a time. Monitor the side guy wires and the yellow gin-
Failure to install the Ginpole
Safety Wire can lead to ginpole
separation !
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