Ah ! i have done this and i will add with great success, AND my mast
was 1/2" Chromoly 2" od and obviously then 1" id after drilling the hole
i didn't use a bolt but rather a 1/2" spring pin or roll pin and have
NEVER looked back, drifted that pin into place and it has held brutally
with both a long 46' boom 6L Telrex and my 4L SteppIR .. on several
occasion i have had reason to separate the mast from the rotor and using
a straight punch pushing the roll pin on out was a no real brainer, then
of course after the work was done just used the smooth end of the pin
and drifted it back into place..
Best: mac/mc w5mc
On 7/28/2020 6:00 PM, Les Brown wrote:
I have 2 large Yagis attached to a 3 inch OD ¼ inch wall thickness Chromoly
mast running down the tower to a ProSisTel PST-71D. On a windy day, I hear
creaking sounds from the tower. The mast is slipping slightly in the rotator
mast bracket. I’ve already tried to tighten the 6 bolts, but it still slips.
I don’t want to tighten them to the point where they might snap. I’m
thinking that what I need to do is to go up the tower, drill a hole through
the mast (the rotator mast bracket already has holes), and pin the mast and
bracket. I understand that it’s not easy drilling through Chromoly pipe, so
before I try this, I thought I would ask if any of you have any other
suggestions.
73, Les VE3NNT
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