Hi All, I've discovered that my less than a year old TX-472 tower has three places where the steel cable is rubbing against the tower. Attached below is a link to some photos of the problem. In one
I ran into this problem on my HDX-5106. When raising it past about 70 feet, I would start to get vibrations. If I backed it down a few inches and restarted it would be fine for 5 or 10 feet and then
OMs and Yls, Could this be an argument for keeping cables covered in grease? I am not trying to open another discussion but greased cables are not going to rub the cross bracing in the same manner an
Hi All, Thank you for the replies. Some of you replied to me in private. Unless I'm told otherwise I plan to bend the Z bracing a bit to eliminate the interference. I'm not sure yet on how to do t
I have no experience at all. But, I would think securing a piece of teflon or delrin to the tower would be a better way of accomplishing your goals. Bending the tower supports doesn't seem like the s
Jonathon, I had two bend several cross braces on my USTower also for the same problem. I stretched a string from top to bottom along the round bar braces and two were bent in more than the others and
Had a similar problem and asked US Tower to investigate and fix . . . sent them numerous photos of the rubbing places from various angles. Ultimately made a deal so that one of their road techs who w
The brace was pushing the cable into the pulley housing and wearing a groove into that as well. Putting a band aid over the brace would have made that problem worse and it was not possible to put a b
I had this problem with an older Tristao. Lou Tristao told me to bend the cross bar out a little. Rubbing did cause the wire to splinter which is a real problem if not replaced finally. 73 Dave K4JRB
Hi Alan, Thank you for the reply. I wish companies such as US Tower could invest in better QA. Stuff like this shouldn't happen in the field. Once the product is in the field it gets very time-con
Hi All, I've discovered that my less than a year old TX-472 tower has three places where the steel cable is rubbing against the tower.? Attached below is a link to some photos of the problem.? In one
OMs and Yls, Sometimes in shipping or handling by the installers cross bracing may be distorted. It should be reasonably easy to sort with some reasonable hammer work - lump hammers are not needed. 7
Hi All, Thank you the replies. I also received many replies in private. Many of you suggested of bending the bracing with a crow bar or hitting it with a piece of wood. Well, I tried both methods
I suggest you have an opposing winch around the section rails so you are not trying to pull on the whole tower. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ _____________________________
Jonathan, this sounds like a recipe for disaster! 300 to 500 pounds of force is one matter; making sure you don't exceed that with a vehicle is another matter. I have seen no 500 pound fuses. Another
When I encountered the rubbing years ago on my Tristao 71 foot crank up I spoke with Lou Tristao who was probably the leading expert on crank up towers. Lou said there was very little room between th
Thats what I did to tweak my two bent round bar braces braces back out on my tower. I used a pry bar and slid a 10 foot length of 2" water pipe over it for extra leverage. Didnt need to be that long
Another improvised "leverage amplifier" is a large tire iron used to mount/unmount truck tires. Years ago a contractor gave me one of these, it's about 5' long made of really hard 3/4" steel. It does
Hi All, Just an update. US Tower has hired a local tower installer to come over to my QTH. He will make an inspection and make any necessary adjustments. I'm very grateful and glad that US Tower i
Thanks for the update. Looking forward to hearing how he straightens out the bent brace rods. Sounds good for US Tower to do this ! 73, Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ ______