[TowerTalk] Noisy US Tower HDX572mdpl

[Pete Raymond]

In the last few months as the tower reaches 65 feet or so it starts to make 
a banging noise and seems to be jerking on it way up from 65 to 72 feet.  I 
have stopped going above 65 feet until I can get this resolved.

I first thought that since I have a long power run maybe the motor was not 
getting enough current.  I ran a temporary power run from a garage near by 
but the problem persisted.

US Tower told me that most likely the problem was from the sections wanting 
to gall (sp). and to lubricate the section legs with bees wax.  That would 
be fairly easy if you had good access to the legs.
It would almost require that the tower be laid over and extended with 
additional support for the tower as it is extended.  Plus the removal of all 
the antennas.

I am wondering if anyone has experienced this problem and if there is a 
product other than bees wax that could be used, negating the need for the 
tower to be extended in a horizontal position.

73 Pete N4KW

This is my second US Tower and my first one never had this problem.