MY TRI-EX uses rollers so there isn't anything that slides...I'd use something
sacrificial like graphite or teflon paint. I don't think these sliding towers
were
intended to be cranked up and down every day...more like twice a year for
maintenance. If you want something that goes up and down like a car antenna I
think you got to get a tower designed for that...something with rollers.
Have Fun,
dave
wa3gin
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K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/4/01 11:52:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, k3est@mother.com
> writes:
>
> > From: "bill" <ny9h@home.com>
> > To: <sales@championradio.com>
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 9:28 AM
> >
> >
> > > I should have thought of looking here earlier. I found both the cold
> > > galv as well as the cable lube. ( ed. <A HREF="www.championradio.com">
> www.championradio.com</A> )
> > > Now the big question, my 72 ft US Tower came with some kind of grease on
> > > the sliding contact areas of the sections. Is is some kind of silicon
> > > grease ?? Do you sell something that would be appropriate to smear on
> > that
> > > part , after I spray cold galv ? ( it looks like the galv was 'polished'
> > > off the area where the sections rub together.)
>
> I just spent a couple of days at the UST factory learning about their
> towers and that was one of my questions. I got the name of the grease that
> they would paint on the tower sliding part but it turns out they don't use it
> anymore. The reason was that it attracted too much dirt and grit. It's also
> really messy to apply and they did it with a brush.
>
> Now they use beeswax to help things slide better during assembly. It
> would be practically impossible to put this on yourself on a finished tower
> so I guess my answer is that there isn't anything the factory specifically
> recommends for sliding tower section greasing.
>
> Perhaps you could use some light lubricating substance like WD-40,
> silicon spray or something similar. While it wouldn't be too long lasting as
> the rain would wash it away, it probably wouldn't hurt to do it a couple of
> times a year. Even that would be helpful.
>
> I'm going to post this on TowerTalk since there are lots of crank-up
> owners wondering about the same thing. Hope you don't mind.
>
> Cheers, Steve K7LXC
> Tower Tech
>
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