Some of the rotator mfg prohibit pinning with bolt as you describe.
Seems it may be too stiff of a connection. I like the idea of the bolts,
maybe lighter duty so they shear before destroying what they are to
protect. I have several tractor implements protected with shear bolts
and shear them once in a while and never lost the protected shaft
connection. It can be a PITA to have to replace them but if you upsize
so they won't break then you aren't protecting anything.
Patrick NJ5G
On 2/21/2015 5:56 PM, Charles Henry wrote:
Yaesu G 2800 shear bolts from rotor body to upper clamshell. About 7 yrs
service, one thrust bearing, large single Optibeam, mast pinned to clam shell,
often cranked down fully on tower.
Reporter, Charly K4VUD
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