[TowerTalk] crankup use and winter maintenance

[k0dan]

The stuff I use is called "PRELUBE 6"...you can GOOGLE it and find a bunch
of suppliers. It's about $10 a can, not real cheap, but affordable, and a
can is enough for one or two good treatments. On the Tri-Ex LM470 here, most
of the cable can be sprayed while it's wound on the the take-up drum, and
only about 50' of exposed cable needs to be accessed from a ladder while the
tower is nested. The product seems to work well in reducing corrosion while
minimally attracting gunk.

GL es 73

Dan
K0DAN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Gallo" <Charlie at TheGallos.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] crankup use and winter maintenance


>
> 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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