20160813-Goshen_at_50-Giant_Swing

2016-08-13

On 5 Aug, Abigail Williams, NCAC COPE Director at Camp Post, Goshen Scout Reservation called about damage done to the south west guy of the Giant Swing. A staff member had backed a Jeep Cherokee into one of the stays. Abby said the guy wire vibrated more than the other stays when the Swing was operated. The pictures taken on 6 Aug, were from Abby.

While I (Tony Waisanen) was supporting the Goshen@50 planning committee on 13 Aug, I took the remaining pictures. In my opinion, the cables were all of approximately equally taut; about the same tension on each. Though the guy extended much further than the guy on the same (western) end of the element, I did not observe any tendency to continue to extend. The guy appeared to be firmly resisting any pulling.

Unfortunately, I am unable to find detailed pictures of the western guys prior to 6 Aug 2016. There is a possibility the guys were not embedded to the same depth. The south western guy may have always extended further than the guy on the same end.

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Guy, South West (closeup)
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Guy, South West (closeup)
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Guy, South West (closeup)
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Giant Swing, west looking easterly
2016-08-06 11:01 AM 945 KB
Giant Swing, west looking easterly
2016-08-06 11:01 AM 967 KB
Giant Swing, south west looking north easterly
2016-08-06 11:01 AM 1500 KB
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Guy, South East
2016-08-13 01:42 PM 3501 KB
Guy, North East
2016-08-13 01:42 PM 3530 KB
Guy, South East
2016-08-13 01:43 PM 4979 KB
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Pole, West (main pole)
2016-08-13 01:44 PM 3662 KB
Pole, North East(?)
2016-08-13 01:44 PM 4328 KB
Pole, South East(?)
2016-08-13 01:44 PM 4796 KB
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Guy, South West (the one that was hit)
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Guy, South West (the one that was hit)
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Guy, South West (the one that was hit)
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Guy, South West (with tape measure)
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Guy, North West (undamaged)
2016-08-13 01:47 PM 3535 KB
From north west looking southerly
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From south west, looking northerly
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From south west, looking northerly
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Guy, North West (undamaged)
2016-08-13 03:36 PM 3402 KB
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Guy, South West (the one that was hit)
2016-08-13 03:36 PM 3639 KB

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