Towers

[scaffcon]

Ok, so I just thought I'd throw this one out to see the answers which come back, does a tower need to be designed?

[steveo south east]

how many legs has it got?

[scaffcon]

Towers only have 4 legs so I've been told!

[steveo south east]

just checking if its over the 3.5xthe base than yes

[instructor]

All 4 leg towers have to be designed,The loading tables in TG 20 are of a width of 1225mm or 5 boards this one of the areas that holding up the rewrite of TG 20

[scaffcon]

I've asked the lads at work knowing that they had to be designed and nearly all of them said no!

[dico]

hahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marra watson]

how many legs has it got?

dont feking start this off joe bag will have a feild day lol

just checking if its over the 3.5xthe base than yes

i thourght it was 4 x (but not sure if this is the height of hand rails ro working lift)

All 4 leg towers have to be designed,The loading tables in TG 20 are of a width of 1225mm or 5 boards this one of the areas that holding up the rewrite of TG 20

not you as well instructor a tower can have only 4 legs no more supose it could have 3 but who builds a tower with 3 legs

[philliosmaximus]

so what would a 6 legged 8 foot long 5 foot wide scaffold be then if not a tower ?

[marra watson]

so what would a 6 legged 8 foot long 5 foot wide scaffold be then if not a tower ?

in my veiw

bird cage need to have min 9 standards
indapendant min 6 leggs
tower max 4 leggs

so 6 legged 8 foot long 5 foot wide scaffold would be an indapendant


that how i see them althow most people will call an 13ft indapendant

a tower