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| Wear protective eyewear, gloves, and a safety helmet. |
| To protect your hands, always wear gloves when handling the guy wires. |
| Warning Make sure your clothing and equipment do not get tangled in the wires or equipment during installation. |
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Locate guy wire 1 that is on the same side of the mast as the lifting rod.
The installation of guy wire 1 is different from the installation of guy wires 2 and 3. Guy wire 1 is released when the mast is lowered.
- 1
- Guy wire 1 foundation
- 2
- Mast foundation
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To enable easy releasing of guy wire 1, connect the U bolt to the eye nut with a
shackle. Slide the strap onto the U bolt and thread the nuts.
- 1
- U‑bolt nuts
- 2
- Strap
- 3
- U‑bolt
- 4
- Shackle
The additional bow shackle may differ from the one shown in the figure. -
For guy wires 2 and 3, connect the
U bolt to the eye nut that is installed on the concrete block. Slide the strap onto the U bolt and thread the
nuts.
- 1
- U bolt nuts
- 2
- Strap
- 3
- U bolt
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Make sure that the guy wire is properly in the key groove.
- 1
- Guy wire on key groove
- 2
- Nut
- 3
- Rope clips
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Secure the guy wires with the rope clips. Place the wire rope clips on the wire so that
the clamp is on the wire that comes from the mast (the tension side). Put the U bolt on
the side of the wire end.
- 1
- U bolt
- 2
- Clamp