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Re: [TowerTalk] Mast Lifting

To: ed_richardson@shaw.ca, TowerTalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mast Lifting
From: k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Reply-to: k7lxc@aol.com
Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 14:20:24 +0000 (UTC)
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>  Needing to service the rotator and want to lift the loaded mast up and outof 
>the rotator bracket.  I have used a cheap com-along in the past but I amnow 
>reading that come-alongs are not suitable for lifting and loweringloads, they 
>are intended for horizontal movements only.      That's news to me. Sounds 
>like a manufacturer's 'weasel clause'. That is, if you used it contrary to 
>their instructions, they can weasel out of any responsibility. Same as the US 
>Tower admonition to replace the cables every 3 years - which no one does or 
>needs to.      Comealongs work great in any context or orientation IMO.  
>Cheers,Steve    K7LXCTOWER TECH 
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