[TowerTalk] Thrust Bearing...

[Stan Stockton]

My opinion, unless you are putting up something bigger than what a TX-438 tower is rated to handle, is that it is a waste of about a hundred bucks to use anything more expensive than a four bolt flange  bearing with a clamp on the mast resting on the bearing collar so you are not relying on set screws.  You can spend $160 for a TB-3 or you can spend $30-40 on something that will do the job just fine.  That has been my experience anyway.

73...Stan, K5GO

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On Jan 6, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Dave Cole <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am looking for a general education on Thrust Bearings...  My tower,
> (TX-438), did not come with one, and I am looking to get one...  
> 
> Are they rated by size, or is each bearing pretty well made for each
> tower?  
> 
> -- 
> 73's and Thanks,
> Dave
> http://www.nk7z.net for equipment reviews, propagation, and more...
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