I had many crank up towers over a span of 25 years and never lubed a single
cable, nor had a cable snap or fail.
Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my towers and replace them if
required.
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On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:25 AM, "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net> wrote:
> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:45:37 -0400
> From: Andre VanWyk <kr5dx@yahoo.com>
> To: Bryan Swadener <bswadener@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>,
> "grants2@pacbell.net" <grants2@pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589
>
> I am missing something here as US Tower advises against lubricating cables.
>
> What are you gaining by lubricating cable? I my opinion if a un-lubricated
> galvanized cable shows signs of rust, it is time to replace it.
>
> 73's
> NJ0F
>
> ## UST sez all sorts of stuff. You missed the point. The prelube-6
> penetrates to the inner strands..then dries on the outer exposed
> surface. The idea is to lubricate the inner strands, esp when the cable
> passes over a pulley. The inner strands will rub
> longitudinally on each other, which is where the wear occurs. Where a cable
> passes over a pulley, the strands in contact
> with the pulley bend in a tighter arc than the outside strands on the
> opposite side.
>
> ## Our local shipyards use pre-lube 6-9-11...and they have it in 55 gal
> drums. Now if you are talking about some type of grease, then
> yes, you dont want to use grease. Grease wont lubricate the inner strands.
> Instead it will just attract dirt + dust. The dust + dirt
> will then get ground into the soft aluminum pulleys...another dumb UST idea.
>
> Jim VE7RF
>
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