Steve - I have not had the chance to inspect the tower very closely. But after
reading all the helpful posts, I suspect I have no real reason to be worried, I
am now comfortable that the tower will most likely need very minor maintenance
given the way it has been stored.
Thanks to:
Steve
Don
Bob
Perry
Bill
John
Craig
Jim
for your replies to my question.
Ciao,
Mat
From: K7LXC@aol.com
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:48:19 -0400
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Likely repairs for a US Tower HDX589MDPL crank-up
tower?
To: towertalk@contesting.com; kk1c@live.com
In a message dated 10/25/2010 9:34:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> 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.
> 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.
How do you know that any of this needs to be done? I doubt that any of this
is necessary. I'm a UST factory authorized installer and having spent time at
the factory learning how to work on them. I've installed several dozen of them
and worked on many more and in general the cables and pulleys will last for
many years with little or no maintenance. There's a chapter in my UP THE TOWER
book (www.championradio.com) just on crank-ups and their maintenance.
Reasons for cable replacement are 1) excessive broken strands, 2) damaged
cable or 3) fatal rust. I doubt that you have any of those.
> 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.
A real tower is much more reliable than a crank-up. That might be the best
way to go.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for hams
Cell: 206-890-4188
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