I have to disagree with Steve, I've worked on more crank up towers in the past
45 years than I care to remember. And I've see what happens when the cable
breaks. Not a pretty picture. I've always say it's better to replace the
cables too soon than waiting till it's too late. At the same time it gives you
the chance to check the pulleys and hardware.Just my humble opinion and I'm
sticking to it. Skip Bolnick, KJ6YCommunications Service
Cowww.kj6y.com818-522-5421 In a message dated 6/20/2020 11:40:34 AM Pacific
Standard Time, towertalk@contesting.com writes:
> Looking for a manual on recabling this tower that has a motor drive .
>getting ready to re-cable 14 year old tower . This summerHowdy -- There
>ain't one. Tower manufacturers are insurance driven enterprises and are loath
>to pass along any information that will expose them to liability in case
>something goes wrong, let alone a manual. My question is what are the
>compelling reasons for replacing the cables? In my experience of 35 years of
>working on towers including dozens of crank-ups, I've only seen one or 2
>instances where the cables actually had to be replaced. The reasons for
>replacement are: 1) damage to the cable (kinks, flat spots, etc.), 2)
>excessive broken strands (for your standard 7x19 wire rope you're allowed to
>have 6 broken strands) and 3) excessive rust (the cancerous kind - not surface
>rust). So unless you have at least one of those conditions, you're wasting
>your time and money. I'm just saying. Cheers,Steve K7LXCTOWER TECH
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