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1. [Towertalk] Crank-up tower lube (score: 1): Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com); Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 02:21:36 EDT; automotive Where is the noise coming from? What kind of tower do you have? Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00006.html (6,727 bytes)
2. [Towertalk] Crank-up tower lube (score: 1): Author: wy6k@yahoo.com (WYsixK); Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 03:34:18 -0700 (PDT); I like silicone spray lubricant that I get at Home Depot. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00008.html (7,690 bytes)
3. [Towertalk] Crank-up tower lube (score: 1): Author: kj0m@mchsi.com (KJØM); Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 09:38:09 -0500; I just installed a used TX-472 MDP and had trouble with the tower actually binding in some spots, due to the old grease that was on it, and stopping the motor drive. The old lubricant was like tar. I; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00014.html (7,166 bytes)
4. [Towertalk] Crank-up tower lube (score: 1): Author: ww5l@gte.net (Tom Anderson); Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 09:59:20 -0500; Steve: If W3PT's tower is like my TriEx the problem is in the Fulton winch. The Fulton winch supplied with the tower and in 1992 and since replaced has a disc brake system to hold the sections up. Wh; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00015.html (8,301 bytes)
5. [Towertalk] Crank-up tower lube (score: 1): Author: kb9cry@attbi.com (kb9cry@attbi.com); Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 15:27:26 +0000; Slip-Plate is good. It is available from Grainger (PN 6Y648 for a can, plus other sizes). Here at the plant we use it on the sliding parts of our truck dock levelers. Another great product is a spray; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00016.html (8,318 bytes)
6. [Towertalk] Crank-up tower lube (score: 1): Author: w3pt <w3pt@itech.net> (w3pt); Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 08:12:11; My US Tower sounds like a bull elephant in heat when I try to lower it. Anyone have suggestions for a lube to use? I am using some white automotive grease now but it is hard to apply when the tower i; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg01223.html (6,565 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: "Brad L. Tracey" <btracey60@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:09:30 -0400; Guys, I know this has been talked about before but what are you guys (if any) are applying to the crank-up tower to help the towers slide better when they are going up and down. I have a US Towers HD; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00159.html (7,444 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: Drax Felton <draxfelton@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:15:08 -0400; Don't use grease. Bugs will stick over it and make if worse. Teflon multipurpose spray lube. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00160.html (8,008 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:30:23 -0700; Remigio, the engineer at US Tower, told me to use beeswax. 73, Steve N6SJ Don't use grease. Bugs will stick over it and make if worse. Teflon multipurpose spray lube. ideas?? ________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00161.html (8,536 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: "Patrick Greenlee" <patrick_g@windstream.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:37:40 -0500; Beeswax is good. Teflon spray that dries well so as to not attract/hold dust and grit is good. You can also use silicone spray (favoring multiple coats.) I prefer not to use anything that will hold o; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00162.html (8,988 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: Alan Swinger <awswinger@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:11:30 -0400 (GMT-04:00); 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; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00163.html (10,387 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:58:22 -0700; The discussion is about the friction between the tower sections as it is extended or retracted, not about lubing the cables. I have a local honey supplier here in Napa Valley and I get beeswax from t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00165.html (11,879 bytes)
13. [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower lube (score: 1): Author: Jack Berry <we5st@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:34:47 -0700 (PDT); Regarding beeswax and Prelube; I doubt many are using Prelube 6 as a tower leg lubricant. It's too light IMHO. It's the best available for protecting cables and keeping them clean from sticking dust; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00171.html (9,388 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: K7LXC@aol.com; Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:53:37 -0400 (EDT); Guys -- The reason he mentions that is because that's what the assemblers use in order to make the sections slide back and forth when they're building the tower. And the tower is HORIZONTAL. As far; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00172.html (8,345 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:15:52 -0400; On 9/12/2013 4:53 PM, K7LXC@aol.com wrote: Remigio, the engineer at US Tower, told me to use beeswax. Guys -- The reason he mentions that is because that's what the assemblers use in order to make th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00176.html (9,812 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:39:41 -0700; I would think BeesWax would attract Bees, or am I nuts ?? 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerT; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00177.html (10,714 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: "John Holmes" <w9ily@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:59:34 -0500; Bob, What did you find as the best method of applying the beeswax? I have a block of hardened beeswax but it's a real pain to apply, even after I soften some of it as it re-hardens very quickly. Than; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00181.html (8,940 bytes)
18. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:08:16 -0700; John, I was going to ask the question myself, how others apply the beeswax. I simply rub the bar of bees wax on the inside of the tower legs where the contact from the inner sections take place. It i; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00182.html (10,464 bytes)
19. Re: [TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube (score: 1): Author: GEO Badger <w3ab@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:40:51 -0700 (PDT); Dick, That is just squirrelly. lol No, bees are attracted to sugar, as in nectar, and pollen. -- Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. GEO http://www.w3ab.org Time flies like an arrow, fru; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-09/msg00184.html (8,636 bytes)

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