wind speed and wineguard

[dockmasterdave]

i am supposed to get thunderstorms with up to 60 mph winds later today.
do i need to crank down a wineguard with batwing?thanks for your help.

[rjsurfer]

rockhillmanor wrote:
I've seen them bent and ripped off after a storm. I suspect more from loose screws than anything else. That and 'gusts' of wind.

How often do any of us go up there regularly and tighten down those antenna bolts? :B

A storm with any type of wind warnings everything gets rolled up, cranked down and put away.

I'm curious about those antenna bolts, how do you get to them? That circular plate is in the way.

Thanks

Ron W.

[hyattjlbb]

Crank it down, if nothing else I figure I don't need an even taller lightning rod.

[rockhillmanor]

I've seen them bent and ripped off after a storm. I suspect more from loose screws than anything else. That and 'gusts' of wind.

How often do any of us go up there regularly and tighten down those antenna bolts? :B

A storm with any type of wind warnings everything gets rolled up, cranked down and put away.

[gbopp]

Fredzo wrote:

gbopp wrote:
Would you drive down the road at 60 mph with it up?

Um...yes, but not on purpose!

:B. :B. :B

[CavemanCharlie]

dockmasterdave wrote:
i am supposed to get thunderstorms with up to 60 mph winds later today.
do i need to crank down a wineguard with batwing?thanks for your help.

I certainly would. But, I'm known for being cautious.

Besides, mine moves around in the wind and with modern digital signals it looses the TV channel on windy days anyway.

[Ron3rd]

ScottG wrote:
Yes, crank it down.
It's only held in place with a few little #8 or #10 wood screws that are about an inch long and generally just go into the plywood roof deck.

Agreed, nobody knows how well it is bolted down.

[Fredzo]

gbopp wrote:
Would you drive down the road at 60 mph with it up?

Um...yes, but not on purpose!

[dockmasterdave]

Wind is about 40 mph now. Rolled up the awning, and rented a couple dvds.
Thanks for the replies.
Antenna still looks fine, and I can drop that from inside, when rain kicks up.
Thanks again.

[ScottG]

Yes, crank it down.
It's only held in place with a few little #8 or #10 wood screws that are about an inch long and generally just go into the plywood roof deck.

[gbopp]

Would you drive down the road at 60 mph with it up?

[Clay_L]

Mine was up a few years ago near Quartzsite AZ when the wind really started gusting. I stowed it before the wind hit it's peak of over 60 mph. It's hard to say exactly but the local weather showed 50 mph gusts at the time we stowed. As I recall Bill Adams (later went to work for Winegard as a dealer trainer) said he left his up until the 60 mph point.

In any case I would err on the side of caution and stow it.