[TowerTalk] Aluminum tower welds...Old Data circa mid1970's..........

[res1q6fs]

Now that I have a new crank up tower less than 3 months old, what do you all 
recommend I inspect regularly, besides the cable/pulley integrity, winch 
operation and overall structure? What should I look for besides the obvious 
signs of unusual wear? I also look at the antenna mounting, rotator bolts, 
inv. Vee etc. every time I plan to have it cranked down and folded over.

Is there some sort of lubricant that I need to apply to the winch and 
especially the cables to assure long term reliability?

Roger W5RD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Jordan" <wa3gin at comcast.net>
To: "'bill rubin'" <brubin2010 at gmail.com>
Cc: "'res1q6fs'" <roger.white at verizon.net>; "'towertalk'" 
<towertalk at contesting.com>; <n8de at thepoint.net>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:48 AM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Aluminum tower welds...Old Data circa 
mid1970's..........


> Bill,
>
> I have a 100ft crank-up.  I check it at least once a month. I like to keep
> my liability insurance premium as low as possible, ;-)
>
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> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:29 AM
> To: David Jordan
> Cc: res1q6fs; towertalk; n8de at thepoint.net
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Aluminum tower welds...Old Data circa
> mid1970's..........
>
> I do not think inspecting a tower once an month is realistic. But annual 
> is
> recommended.
>
> 73 Bill N1HWC
>
>
>
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