On 12/29/2005 Jim Jarvis wrote:
<snip>
> However, I am surprised that nobody renewed the discussion about
> treatment of the hoist cable. Lube, etc., to keep water from
> wicking into the wire rope, freezing and working. <snip>
I don't have a tower - YET - but I've had some experience with wire
rope hoists, as I used to work in that business. Believe it or not,
there is such a thing as "Wire Rope Lube" that is available in a spray
can, and it DOES make the rope last a LOT longer. It's a waxy grease
of some sort that tends NOT to collect dirt, and it is dissolved in a
solvent. You spray it on the cable, and it works like a penetrating
oil - it soaks into the cable, and then it DRIES, protecting the wire
rope from rust, and just as important, lubricating the stands of the
rope when they slide over each other - and yes, they do slide as load
is taken on and off, as well as when the rope goes around a pulley or
drum.
As to how to get some - we used to have it at the "material Handling"
company I worked for (Think bridge cranes and conveyor belts), and I'd
bet if you called your local company...
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