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Re: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589

To: Alan NV8A <nv8a@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589
From: Andre VanWyk <kr5dx@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:23:09 -0400
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After doing this many times before no need for instructions anymore hi hi.

NJ0F

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 14, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Alan NV8A <nv8a@charter.net> wrote:

> On 06/14/13 02:56 pm, Andre VanWyk wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:56 AM, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>>>  I had many crank up towers over  a span of 25 years and never lubed a 
>>>> single cable, nor had a cable snap or fail.
>>> 
>>>     Well, you don't get a ticket everytime you  speed either.
>> 
>> True but you should not be speeding in the first place ...
>>> 
>>>>  Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my  towers  and replace 
>>>> them if required.
>>> 
>>>     By neglecting periodic lubrication, you're probably replacing cables 
>>> that really wouldn't have needed replacement if they'd been lubed. I'm just 
>>> saying.
>> Valid argument Steve, but in my world the cost if replacing the cables every 
>> 3 years is much cheaper than me spending time lubricating cables on 4 crank 
>> up towers.
> 
> And how easy were the recabling instructions you got from UST to follow?
> 
> 73
> 
> Alan NV8A
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