[Fwd: [TowerTalk] Could not believe my eyes <--Part II]
Bill Hider, N3RR
n3rr@erols.com
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 18:54:32 +0100
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Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 18:47:58 +0100
From: "Bill Hider, N3RR" <n3rr@erols.com>
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To: "Richard L. King" <k5na@bga.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Could not believe my eyes <--Part II
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It's always a good idea to use grease on turnbuckles and run it through its
length before you install them, even if the turnbuckles are new. WD-40 will help
in the near term, but grease will last for years and ease the adjustment you may
have to make when you make that quarterly inspection of the guys.
Bill, N3RR
Richard L. King wrote:
> At 08:32 AM 6/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
> <stuff deleted>
>
> > The turnbuckes are
> >Rohn galvanized turnbuckles I latched onto from a Rohn 55 tower
> >installation. They are extremely hard to turn with my hands...and I usually
> >use a open end wrench (I hate crescent wrenches...knuckle busters) to turn
> >the turnbuckles. I could never see then turn and I watched them from
> >months. They never moved.
>
> I recently had an interesting observation on re-using Rohn turnbuckles.
>
> When I starting putting up new guywires here in Texas, I wanted to re-use
> the turnbuckles that I had taken down from the station in New York. I found
> that many of the turnbuckles were very hard to turn. If fact, after turning
> some of them a little ways they would freeze up. I was afraid that forcing
> them beyond that point might damage the turnbuckle.
>
> So I got out the WD-40 and started spraying and turning the turnbuckle back
> and forth. After a while I was able to work out the binds to the point
> where the turnbuckles turned free over its entire length like a new one
> should.
>
> I don't know if there was dirt in the threads or some kind of galling
> occuring but the WD-40 and a little patience got them all back in shape. I
> guess my point is that a turnbuckle that is hard to turn doesn't
> necessarily have to be that way and safety cables should be ALWAYS installed.
>
> 73, Richard
>
> K5NA@BGA.COM
> http://www.realtime.net/~k5na
>
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