Doc-
Hello.
My mast is 1 1/4" OD. It is solid, round. It states on the side of the
mast ASTM 6061-T6511. It is 12ft long and will be mounted 4-5ft inside my
Rohn 25g tower to the rotor plate with a thrust bearing at the top open
section (Thrust bearing is the TB3). I am looking to mount a Mosely TM-33A
Tribander and stack a Diamond 2m/440 vertical. The aluminum mast weighs less
than the old 6' steel mast that came with the tower and I paid $66.
I purchased this mast because there is a bushing inside the top of the 25g
top section that limits me to 1 1/4" OD. I welded a sleeve on the bottom of
the mast so that my HD-73 rotor will clamp down on the mast. Alliance
HD-73's will tighten only down to 1 3/8" OD so the mast was too small. I
like the bushing in the top section to stay there as it will keep everything
nice and snug but will be free enough to rotate the beam with some grease
applied to it. I think the bushing is plastic but there was some rust
around the old 6 ft steel pipe/mast that I am replacing. I can't believe
that Rohn designed this tower to have a rotor mounted just below the top
section! It makes multiple accessory shelves worthless unless you don't use
a thrust bearing!
Thanks for your email.
73
Bruce
>From: doc <kd4e@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: kd4e@verizon.net
>To: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
>CC: Bruce Ferratt <uglyatc@msn.com>, towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Aluminum mast
>Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:21:14 -0600
>
>>So, to answer, for the same weight of tubing (which is how you buy it, by
>>the pound), the tube is stronger than the rod.
>
>Unless or until the tube takes a blow which
>compromises its relatively thin (compared to
>the rod) thickness -- it is less likely to
>resist the impact thus denting and becoming
>more prone to collapse (depending on the side
>and depth of the impact area).
>
>Is that correct?
>
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>Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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