Steve,
Different people have different views and preferences.
I prefer not to lube crank up tower cables and replace cables when required.
How do you lube the top cables on a 89ft tower in "a few minutes"?
Since we are now beating a dead horse, I would say if lubing your tower cables
makes you feel and sleep better - do it!
I sleep better knowing I follow my tower manufacturer's guidelines by not
lubing my cables but rather replacing them when it is recommended to do so.
73
NJ0F
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On Jun 15, 2013, at 12:46 AM, Steve Dyer <w1srd@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Andre,
> I'd like to understand the economics of how you get the cables replaced
> cheaper than a few minutes of time and a couple bucks of lube. I'll come over
> to your point of view real fast then.
> 73,
> Steve
>
> From: Andre VanWyk <kr5dx@yahoo.com>
> To: "K7LXC@aol.com" <K7LXC@aol.com>
> Cc: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:56 AM, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>
> > > I had many crank up towers over a span of 25 years and never lubed a
> > > single cable, nor had a cable snap or fail.
> >
> > Well, you don't get a ticket everytime you speed either.
>
> True but you should not be speeding in the first place ...
> >
> > > Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my towers and replace
> > > them if required.
> >
> > By neglecting periodic lubrication, you're probably replacing cables
> > that really wouldn't have needed replacement if they'd been lubed. I'm just
> > saying.
> >
> Valid argument Steve, but in my world the cost if replacing the cables every
> 3 years is much cheaper than me spending time lubricating cables on 4 crank
> up towers.
>
> 73
> NJ0F
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