I'm with Steve, even if you purchase the replacement cables and change them
yourself it is still more cost effective
to apply Pre Lube........................
On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:46 PM, Steve Dyer 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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