Gents, My 94-yr old Dad, who lives in Plymouth, MN has a US Tower (UST) Model MA550 e/w a motorized lift. The cable is broken and he needs someone to replace it and install new hardware associated wi
I am also looking for someone who can change the cables on my US Tower TX-472 MDPL in Charlottesville, VA sometime in the next few weeks. Will pay a reasonable fee and tvl costs. - Alan K9MBQ --Origi
Author: K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 12:24:00 -0400
TX-472 MDPL in Charlottesville, VA sometime in the next few weeks. Will pay a reasonable fee and tvl costs. I guess the obvious question is why do you think the cables need changing? In the crank-up
Hello Awsinger - I totally agree with Steve (K7LXC) regrarding the need to replace cables on a crank-up tower. I have used the same cables on my US Tower TX-472 crank-up for well over ten years and t
Thanks all. - Alan --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.co
I would like to add something to the list of maintenance items. The reduction gear used for the motorized winch on the US Towers is a worm drive unit. The lube in these worm drive gear boxes should b
Bob, What did you re-lube it with? Les W2LK On 5/13/2016 3:50 PM, Bob K6UJ wrote: I would like to add something to the list of maintenance items. The reduction gear used for the motorized winch on th
Could you post a procedure of how this is done? Where to open it, drain hole, etc? I would like to add something to the list of maintenance items. The reduction gear used for the motorized winch on
Gear Box Oil chg on UST TX-472: Assuming this is what you are asking about. - Gearbox has Allen Wrench compatible plugs when twr is Vert or Horizontal that will drain the gearbox oil. Easiest drainin
I contacted Hub City (who makes our US Tower reduction gears) and they recommended using a synthetic lube, lasts longer, and the gear box runs cooler. I went to a synthetic lube. It is easy to change
Author: K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 12:46:08 -0400
Which begs the question who did it and what did it cost? pulley (I guess due to ice) when I was lowering the tower. So, cable was riding on the Pulley axle until I could lower it to get at the cable
Steve - Response per your two bullets: - UST's tech did the cable/pulley replacement in 2010. I have all the replaced pulleys should I need them - they are all good per the tech who did the work. Cos
I replaced the pulleys and cables on my non motorized HDX572 myself. Not that hard, took most of an afternoon. WA9YBW Steve - Response per your two bullets: - UST's tech did the cable/pulley replacem
Author: K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 09:44:32 -0400
Not that hard, took most of an afternoon. Sure, but it becomes a little more complicated when it's motorized and has positive pull-down. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH ______________________________
Steve, all - Matt, KC1XX, and asst Andrew changed out my TX-472 MDP tower cables yesterday (Mon - 5/24)in a few hrs at a reasonable price here in Charlottesville, VA. I had the Cable kit from UST, bu