- 1. [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Sublette <k4to.dave@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 17:12:16 -0500
- Greetings fellow tower dwellers, I need to replace pulleys used to haul up 80 meter dipole ends. I need to find sources for good quality pulleys, perhaps stainless steel types used on sailboats? I al
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 14:30:22 -0800
- I need to replace pulleys used to haul up 80 meter dipole ends. I need to find sources for good quality pulleys, perhaps stainless steel types used on sailboats? When I was doing some mast/tower work
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 14:46:13 -0800
- Lewmar, Harken, Schafer, & Ronstan are the serious makers of quality sailboat blocks. I use ball bearing blocks (polymer balls) for most all applications as the efficiency gain and wear reduction is
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- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 15:07:24 -0800
- I also need a general purpose, 4 inch diameter pulley for hoisting antennas (big) on the tower. Perhaps this one should be the snatch block variety? So what are your go-to sources? For sailing pulley
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: "Ron Gorski" <ron-n9au@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:10:31 -0500
- You might look to McMaster-Carr N9AU When I was doing some mast/tower work, I came across "fixed eye" blocks here's an example: https://www.e-rigging.com/quarter-inch-hd-fixed-eye-snatch-block I foun
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- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 23:44:14 +0000
- Over the last 30 pluss years I have only use Marine Block Pullies either Ronstan or Harkin all Stainless with bearings and none metal wheels. I use the larger 2 dia shive aprox. 3600 lb. for masts, t
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- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: Jon Zaimes via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 23:48:14 +0000 (UTC)
- The various brand-name pulleys mentioned by Grant are of course excellent, particularly for ropes 1/4" or more. For smaller lines, 1/8" or 3/16", I have been using "kayak pulleys" that cost around $5
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- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] pulley advice (score: 1)
- Author: W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT@outlook.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:09:15 +0000
- As a sailor, with tens of thousands of miles of open ocean sailing and zero tolerance for gear failure in that environment, I'll add my 2 cents. KZ1W's recommendations regarding polymer ball bearing
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