Had a similar problem and asked US Tower to investigate and fix . . . sent them numerous photos of the rubbing places from various angles. Ultimately made a deal so that one of their road techs who w
For Steve (K7LXC) - Well since you are researching the issue, what did you find out, and then what are your questions? I think your blanket question means you have not done any research and you are w
Well, there are many "complete fools" in Ham Radio who I know that do not grd towers et al . . . including a former ARRL Pres who lives in my area and paid the price of a lightning strike! Lots of Ha
Having had cables and pulleys replaced on a US Tower TX-472, I think the pulleys are the weak link in crank-ups. That said, I believe in Lubing the cables and pulleys twice a yr and inspecting cables
Dan's second para is the most important part of his advice and pretty universal - map out the move steps and details . . . and don't cut corners! I have set up my motorized TX-472 (about 1300 lbs) tw
They do say that publicly as a CYA for lawsuits, but their techs agree with all of us who use Pre-Lube or equivalent to Spray-lube the Cables once or twice (my frequency) a year. This is what Oil dri
Equip rental companies, at least in Virginia, rent impact hammers and the fitting for Grd Rods. I have gone this route on two occasions and drove 36 8ft rods each time. Its less expensive than buying
In the recent past I saw ADs for a tilt Boom-to-Mast fixture in CQ and QST which allowed a beam to tilt so that elements were vertical an thus made it easy with a tilt-over tower to get all on the gr
Thanks to all . . . N4ZZ is what I was looking for. 73, Alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk maili
If your TX-455 nests like my TX-472 does, you will not likely be able to get the rotator out without extending the tower to get access. This is easy when the tower is tilted over (did it this summer)
Or call Gary at US Tower and get a quote, especially if they are sending a crew to your area for other jobs, you may be able to make a deal re pro-rating travel costs. I did this about 6 yrs ago and
I have one of these and used it a few yrs back with the ground wire. Found it to be very marginal and not even a good dummy load. BTW, do not exceed the 1 KW PEP limit or that "Coupling" unit (just a
I am also looking for someone who can change the cables on my US Tower TX-472 MDPL in Charlottesville, VA sometime in the next few weeks. Will pay a reasonable fee and tvl costs. - Alan K9MBQ --Origi
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Gear Box Oil chg on UST TX-472: Assuming this is what you are asking about. - Gearbox has Allen Wrench compatible plugs when twr is Vert or Horizontal that will drain the gearbox oil. Easiest drainin
Steve - Response per your two bullets: - UST's tech did the cable/pulley replacement in 2010. I have all the replaced pulleys should I need them - they are all good per the tech who did the work. Cos
Steve, all - Matt, KC1XX, and asst Andrew changed out my TX-472 MDP tower cables yesterday (Mon - 5/24)in a few hrs at a reasonable price here in Charlottesville, VA. I had the Cable kit from UST, bu
Suggest call and hire KC1XX to do the work. He just changed out all of my TX-472 MDPL cables and same on a friend's TX-572 MDP - both in one afternoon at very reasonable prices! He and assistant are
I replace the oil once or twice a year. I use an allen wrench to remove the drain plugs - bottom and side (side to check re-fill level), and a small open end wrench to open the top nut that has the b