Gents,
I can weld well enough to fabricate what I need, but with thoughts of building this new tower for my new 9' Servo WT, I have a few concerns about strength of the joints for this much heavier overall project.
I've located some heavy wall 4" used pipe for sale. Contemplated removing my first 31' (3") tower and replacing it with the 4" pipe, increasing height to 45 feet. Naturally increasing guy wire size as well.
Question: when joining this 4" pipe, can I get adequate joint strength using the square "flange type" method, or should I fabricate a sleeve type joint?
The top weight of the 9' foot WT assembly, I estimate to be about 100-120lbs. I'm Planning on using this as a "test" tower going forward, experimeting with future units. Hope I've given enough background for answers.
Bill