]2.9
STAKING AND GUYING MATERIAL
2.9.1
Staking Material
2.9.1.1
Tree Support Stakes
Rough sawn hard wood free of knots, rot, cross grain, bark, long slivers,
or other defects that impair strength. Stakes shall be minimum 50 mm 2
inches square or 64 mm 2 1/2 inch diameter by 2.4 m 8 feet long, pointed at
one end. [Paint or stain wood stakes dark brown.].
2.9.1.2
Ground Stakes
50 mm2 inches square are by 0.91 m 3 feet long, pointed at one end.
2.9.2
Guying Material
2.9.2.1
Guying Wire
12 gauge annealed galvanized steel, ASTM A 580/A 580M.
2.9.2.2
Guying Cable
Minimum five-strand, 5 mm 3/16 inch diameter galvanized steel cable
[plastic coated].
2.9.3
Hose Chafing Guards
New or used 2 ply 19 mm 3/4 inch diameter reinforced rubber or plastic
hose, black or dark green, all of same color.
2.9.4
Flags
White [surveyor's plastic tape,] [12.70 mm1/2 inch diameter PVC pipe], [150
mm6 inches] [300 mm12 inches] long, fastened to guying wires or cables.
2.9.5
Turnbuckles
Galvanized or cadmium-plated steel with minimum 75 mm 3 inch long openings
fitted with screw eyes. Eye bolts shall be galvanized or cadmium-plated
steel with 25 mm one inch diameter eyes and screw length 38 mm 1 1/2 inches,
minimum.
2.9.6
Deadmen
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NOTE: Avoid the use of concrete or brick materials.
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100 by 200 mm4 by 8 inch rectangular or 200 mm 8 inch diameter by 900 mm36
inch long, [pine] [fir] [_____] wood material.
2.9.7
Metal Anchors
2.9.7.1
Driven Anchors
Malleable iron, arrow shaped, galvanized, sized as follows:
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