Tower Pole?
Metal pipe is recommended for the pole. The ARI wind turbine is designed to be mounted by slipping the turbine’s mounting shaft inside the tower pole/pipe. Our mounting shaft has been re-engineered, so wait until your turbine arrives to determine the pole size you need. Our mounting shaft often has spacing collars on it for which can be removed for smaller sized diameter poles. Shaft diameter: 3″/2.5″/1.94″. We recommend that the turbine be mounted at least 40 feet above the ground and 20 feet higher than the highest obstruction and at least 15 feet from any obstruction. One picture from a customer shows his wind turbine to be mounted barely above his trees. We have encouraged him to raise it higher, but he finds it to be working well where it is. I would believe that any height above the trees would be fine, if there are no trees blocking the wind…but of course the rule is that higher is always better for more wind. It the trees at your location are not in line with your prevailing
