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Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup tower gearbox lube question

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup tower gearbox lube question
From: <k4zrj@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:15:24 -0400
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Thanks for the replies - looks like SAE 90 lube oil is the right thing to use.

Charles

> 
> From: <k4zrj@bellsouth.net>
> Date: 2006/08/07 Mon AM 11:00:20 EDT
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Crankup tower gearbox lube question
> 
> I have an old Tri-Ex HZE-354 motorized crankup tower with a 40:1 ratio 
> gearbox turned by a 1 HP motor. When I bought the tower, the gearbox was 
> empty - no oil or grease of any kind inside - I guess from the staining on 
> the gearbox, it had leaked out over the years. I have filled the gearbox with 
> a mixture of SAE 90 gearlube oil and black lithium grease. It turns quietly 
> and smoothly and leaks very little. There is a pressure relief fitting on the 
> top of the gearbox.
> 
> My question is this: what do others recommend in this situation, and what do 
> the manufacturers of towers fill the gearboxes with - lube oil like SAE 90, 
> lighter weight oil like SAE 30, gear grease? The gearbox does get warm when 
> lifting the tower and I'm a bit concerned that the lubrication could be 
> improved. The tower goes up and down quite often, four or five times a week 
> depending on how many thunderstorms we have. 
> 
> Thanks guys for your comments - always appreciated.
> 
> 73, Charles, K4ZRJ, Woodstock, GA
> 

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