At 11:53 PM -0800 4/5/98, Stan Griffiths wrote:
>
>> Note that most thrust bearings are NOT designed to hold the vertical
>> weight of your antenna/mast. A good way to lose your toes.
>>
>>
>> Greg
>> na8v/4
>
>Well, Greg, if it is a Rohn thrust bearing, that is exactly what it is for:
>to hold the weight of the mast and antenna.
>
>Stan w7ni@teleport.com
When I asked Bruce at US Tower that same question about the thrust bearing
on my 72' crank-up, he told me the same thing. Its purpose in life in to
take the weight off the rotor and shelf.
73, Dick
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