Now that I have a new crank up tower less than 3 months old, what do you all
recommend I inspect regularly, besides the cable/pulley integrity, winch
operation and overall structure? What should I look for besides the obvious
signs of unusual wear? I also look at the antenna mounting, rotator bolts,
inv. Vee etc. every time I plan to have it cranked down and folded over.
Is there some sort of lubricant that I need to apply to the winch and
especially the cables to assure long term reliability?
Roger W5RD
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Jordan" <wa3gin@comcast.net>
To: "'bill rubin'" <brubin2010@gmail.com>
Cc: "'res1q6fs'" <roger.white@verizon.net>; "'towertalk'"
<towertalk@contesting.com>; <n8de@thepoint.net>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:48 AM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Aluminum tower welds...Old Data circa
mid1970's..........
> Bill,
>
> I have a 100ft crank-up. I check it at least once a month. I like to keep
> my liability insurance premium as low as possible, ;-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of bill rubin
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:29 AM
> To: David Jordan
> Cc: res1q6fs; towertalk; n8de@thepoint.net
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Aluminum tower welds...Old Data circa
> mid1970's..........
>
> I do not think inspecting a tower once an month is realistic. But annual
> is
> recommended.
>
> 73 Bill N1HWC
>
>
>
>
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