Components - Bergey Tilt Tower Installation Manual

1) Components

The major components for the tower kits are shown in
Figure 1. The tower sections are 4.5" diameter thin-wall steel tubes that have been
swaged down at one end (except for end tubes) so they fit into each other. Every 20' in
height (two 10' tower sections) there is a guy bracket with four 3/16" diameter guy wires
attached. These guy wires go out to four earth anchors and are attached with malleable
clips. The top guy bracket attaches to the top tower tube mid-section.
The tower sections rest on a base plate assembly that often rests directly on the
ground. The base plate provides the pivot point for the tower and gin-pole. The gin-
pole is the lever arm used for raising and lowering the tower. It does not reach all the
way out to the earth anchor in its direction, so a transfer of guy wires is necessary dur-
ing raising and lowering. The lifting eyes on the guy wires are for connecting to the gin-
pole during lifting and before transferring to the permanent anchors. The gin-pole has a
teeter assembly at its end to accommodate the guy wires and the lifting line from the
winch used for raising and lowering.
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