[TowerTalk] Triex W51

[Tom Anderson]

I've had a W51 since 1993 and still using it with no problems other than replacing the Fulton 1550 winch which started screaching like a banshee, but TriEx didn't make the winch.  I do periodically lube the cable which is still in excellent shape.  I first had a Mosley Classic 33 WARC on it and now have replaced it with a Tennadyne T10 log periodic which is at the limit square footage wise for the W51.  As I mentioned never had a problem with the W51.

Tom, WW5L







--- On Fri, 2/4/11, Rex Lint <rex at lint.mv.com> wrote:

> From: Rex Lint <rex at lint.mv.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Triex W51
> To: "'Mickey Baker'" <fishflorida at gmail.com>, "'Lee Buller'" <k0wa at swbell.net>
> Cc: "'TowerTalk Reflector'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Date: Friday, February 4, 2011, 12:30 PM
> Lee,
> 
> Check for broken welds of the bracing.
> 
>       -Rex-
>  
>      K1HI
>        Rex Lint
>        Merrimack, NH
>        WWW.QRZ.COM/db/k1hi 
> 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Mickey Baker
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:13 AM
> To: Lee Buller
> Cc: TowerTalk Reflector
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Triex W51
> 
> If it is good shape, meets your load requirements and you
> don't need an
> engineering effort to get permission to put it up, go for
> it!
> 
> The top section is the weakest like - don't overload it
> with antenna or wind
> and lower the antenna in a wind storm if you have any
> doubt. You should
> enjoy it for many years.
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> Mickey N4MB
> 
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > I have a chance to pick up a W-51 Triex tower in
> pretty good shape.  I
> > wonder if
> > anyone has any thoughts...warnings...caveats...or
> musings about this
> tower.
> > This is my first crank-up tower....but hardly my first
> tower.
> >
> > Lee
> > K0WA
> > http://home.swbell.net/k0wa
> >
> >
> >
> >  In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is
> in short supply.  If you
> > don't
> > have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use
> it.  If you can't
> > find any
> > Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some
> Common Sense.  Is
> > Common
> > Sense divine?
> >
> > Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing
> revealed truth in my
> > mind.
> > -  John W. (Kansas)
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> 
> -- 
> Mickey Baker
> Fort Lauderdale, FL
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