[TowerTalk] HDBX48 failure experience

[bob finger]

I just purchased a 22 year old HBDX 56.  It needs cleaning and some cold 
galvanizing but is in very good shape.  This is surprising since it held 
up a TH6 at its previous qth for all that time without any maintenance.  
Rotor was mounted just inside the top section. I would never ever 
consider a TH6 on top of an HBDX56.    Some guys get lucky.  I'm glad it 
didn't  kill anyone.

 My plan is a long torque tube to the base and it will hold up only a 
C3E fixed on EU.  It'll probably last another 22 years, if I am so lucky 
to be around that long.  73 bob de w9ge

Charlie Hicks wrote:

>I just thought I'd chime in on this - back in the early 80's I had a
>free-standing HDBX48 with a Hygain TH6 on it at about 18" above the top of
>the tower and what I remember as a Ham-M rotator (not sure on that one). 
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