Hi Steve,
I concur with you as my US tower has been up for 16 years. I live in Central
Illinois and we get all kinds of WX.
There were a couple of times I went out and cranked it down with an
approaching storm..
Decided it was to much work and that was what insurance was for!
Now if a tornado was on the way I would still leave it up and take the time
to get out of the area!
73 Larry WA9VRH
----- Original Message -----
From: "VE6WZ_Steve" <ve6wz@shaw.ca>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 4:57 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] "Cable set" failure-US tower answer
>I just got off the phone speaking to US tower in California about this
>recent thread regarding stopping your tower and different heights to
>prevent a "cable set" failure.
>
> The representative I spoke to had NEVER heard of such a problem, and said
> there is no reason to alter the stopping point either up or down on the
> tower.
> It was indicated that IF this had EVER been a problem they would know
> about it.
> The person told me that the towers are specifically designed to be set at
> whatever height you want, and "you can leave it at that height as long as
> you want"
>
> There may be those who have other "ideas" or opinions about this, but I am
> inclined to believe and follow what the manufacturer says.
>>From a liability perspective, I doubt they would have answered my question
>>in this way if there were any known risks regarding this issue.
>
> Also, today I moved my tower up a few inches to expose the cable which has
> been "sitting" on the sheave.....in the same spot, for the last 5 years,
> and it looks in perfect condition. The cable looks identical to the cable
> on either side which was not on the sheave. I see no evidence of
> deformation or compromise.
>
> BTW...I also asked about putting Lube on the cables and, to confirm my
> past communication about this 10 years ago, the answer from US tower, 15
> minutes ago was:
> "US tower does NOT recommend putting ANY lubrication on the cables." They
> did say putting Beeswax on the slides is recommended.
>
> de steve ve6wz
> US tower owner for 15 years.
>
>
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