| To: | towertalk@contesting.com, rstealey@hotmail.com, 57jndenneny@comcast.net |
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| Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower seized gearbox |
| From: | K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com> |
| Reply-to: | K7LXC@aol.com |
| Date: | Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:15:39 -0500 |
| List-post: | <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
>> The Hub City W300 gearbox on my US Tower 85 ft rotating mast appears
to have seized after 12 years.
> Are you sure you don't have a bad bearing in a pulley (sheave)?
The UST pulleys all use sealed bearings and they have been pretty
reliable in my experience. Also the pulleys are also mostly hidden so it's not
easy to ascertain whether they're turning or not.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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