Is it "OK" to use SS on an aluminum tower? HA! I say it is MANDATORY!
Way back when (late '60s or early 70's) I had a Heights 84' (?) aluminum
crankup tower.
I don't remember why, but after a year or three, I took out of the bolts that
was holding two
of the sections together...probably because it looked "rusty."
To my surprise, the bolt had "disappeared" to about 2/3 of the original
thickness. That's
when I learned that aluminum "eats" steel for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I replaced all of the hardware with SS and never had a problem after that.
So YES, use SS.
de Doug KR2Q
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