Yes, I see what you mean, I read it again.
Sounds like it should be o.k., he said it appears to be in good shape with no
rust.
I hope it is o.k., they are great towers. I have been religious about lubing
my cables
with the spray cable lube/protectant from K7LXC in hopes my cables will last
longer this time.
73
Bob
K6UJ
On Oct 25, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Perry wrote:
> Forgot to send to the group!
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Perry" <k4pwo@comcast.net>
> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:55:37
> To: ROBERT HARMON<k6uj@pacbell.net>
> Reply-To: k4pwo@comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Likely repairs for a US Tower HDX589MDPL
> crank-uptower?
>
> This statement tells me it was never in service...
> "It has been sitting horizontal since it was delivered from US Tower - it has
> never been put into service"
> The better question was how was it stored... Outside? In a barn/shed? How
> much water may have been trapped in the gear box, etc.?
> If the tower looks good, I wouldn't worry too much. You may want to replace
> the oil in the gear box, lube the cables, and lube pulley bearings before you
> put it into service.
>
> 73 de Perry - K4PWO
>
>
>
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROBERT HARMON <k6uj@pacbell.net>
> Sender: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:06:28
> To: Mat Eshpeter<kk1c@live.com>
> Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Likely repairs for a US Tower HDX589MDPL crank-up
> tower?
>
> Mat,
>
> I have the same tower.
> Bought it new 19 years ago. 5 years ago had the cables and several pulleys
> replaced and
> there were a few spotty areas of rust on the tower legs, not very much.
> Sprayed these with cold galvanize spray
> The motor, reduction gear, limit switches, were all in good shape and still
> are.
> We live in the San Francisco Bay area and the biggest enemy is rust.
> I would do an inspection of the cables and pulleys first, they are they first
> to give problems. I doubt if the motor and drive
> have any problems. Do you know how long it had been up before you bought it ?
> One good thing, it is easier to recable it lying down horizontally (and much
> safer)
>
> Bob
> K6UJ
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 25, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Mat Eshpeter wrote:
>
>>
>> I purchased a 6 year old US Tower HDX-589MDPL crank-up from an SK's estate
>> last year. It has been sitting horizontal since it was delivered from US
>> Tower - it has never been put into service -- but it appears to be in great
>> shape with no rust. I have had it at my cabin location near Romney, WV the
>> past year covered by a tarp.
>>
>> Before I decide to go ahead with installing the tower, I would like to know
>> what repairs I should expect. My cabin is about 110 miles away from where I
>> live so I can't run out and inspect it easily. My cabin is not yet built --
>> I don't have access to power at the cabin, so I can't even power up the
>> motor at this point in time.
>>
>> I expect that I will need to replace the cable and perhaps the pulleys. I
>> also think the motor may need to be replaced and perhaps limit switches too.
>>
>> My thought is that if this project is going to be a huge effort, it might be
>> better to sell the tower and go with a simpler tower like an AN Wireless
>> freestanding tower. Because the tower isn't located where I can get to it
>> very often, refurbing this thing is going to take quite awhile if the effort
>> is at all significant.
>>
>> Crank-up veterans -- please let me know what I am up against here in terms
>> of both cost and complexity of repair.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Mat
>> KK1C
>>
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