While I appreciate the discussion I believe with a modicum of common sense these issues of turnbuckle failures can be non-issues.
First the number of turnbuckle "failures" is unknown and for all the thousands of FWCs bumping down dirt roads damn few have been reported on this forum...in short I feel the "sky is not falling"...the internet most often inflates beyond reality.
Violent flexing of the load such as the incident mentioned above that split the siding and twisted the frame of the FWC nothwithstanding; tighten correctly following FWC guidelines and add the jam nuts to prevent loosening...not rocket science....check regularly and stop worrying...
Speculation is valuable to a point but empirical numbers are what tell the tale....with due diligence the FWCs will not come loose.
But hey, I could be wrong!
Phil
First the number of turnbuckle "failures" is unknown and for all the thousands of FWCs bumping down dirt roads damn few have been reported on this forum...in short I feel the "sky is not falling"...the internet most often inflates beyond reality.
Violent flexing of the load such as the incident mentioned above that split the siding and twisted the frame of the FWC nothwithstanding; tighten correctly following FWC guidelines and add the jam nuts to prevent loosening...not rocket science....check regularly and stop worrying...
Speculation is valuable to a point but empirical numbers are what tell the tale....with due diligence the FWCs will not come loose.
But hey, I could be wrong!
Phil