[TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589

[Andre VanWyk]

I had many crank up towers over  a span of 25 years and never lubed a single cable, nor had a cable snap or fail.

Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my  towers  and replace them if required.

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On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:25 AM, "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:45:37 -0400
> From: Andre VanWyk <kr5dx at yahoo.com>
> To: Bryan Swadener <bswadener at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>,
> "grants2 at pacbell.net" <grants2 at pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589
> 
> I am missing something here as US Tower advises against lubricating cables.
> 
> What are you gaining by lubricating cable? I my opinion if a un-lubricated galvanized cable shows signs of rust, it is time to replace it.
> 
> 73's
> NJ0F
> 
> ##  UST sez all sorts of stuff.   You missed the point.  The prelube-6  penetrates to the inner strands..then dries on the outer  exposed
> surface.   The idea is to lubricate the inner strands, esp when the cable passes over a pulley.    The inner strands will rub 
> longitudinally on each other, which is where the wear occurs.   Where a cable passes over a pulley, the strands in contact
> with the pulley bend in a tighter arc than the outside strands on the opposite side. 
> 
> ##  Our local shipyards use pre-lube 6-9-11...and they have it in 55 gal drums.   Now if you are talking about some type of grease, then
> yes, you dont want to use grease.  Grease  wont lubricate the inner strands.   Instead it will just attract dirt + dust.   The dust + dirt
> will then get ground into the soft aluminum pulleys...another dumb UST idea. 
> 
> Jim   VE7RF
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