[TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589

[Andre VanWyk]

Steve,

Different people have different views and preferences.

I prefer not to lube crank up tower cables and replace cables when required.

How do you lube the top cables on a 89ft tower in "a few minutes"? 

Since we are now beating a dead horse, I would say if lubing your tower cables makes you feel and sleep better - do it!

I sleep better knowing I follow my tower manufacturer's guidelines by not lubing my cables but rather replacing them when it is recommended to do so.


73
NJ0F

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 15, 2013, at 12:46 AM, Steve Dyer <w1srd at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Andre,
> I'd like to understand the economics of how you get the cables replaced cheaper than a few minutes of time and a couple bucks of lube. I'll come over to your point of view real fast then.
> 73,
> Steve
> 
> From: Andre VanWyk <kr5dx at yahoo.com>
> To: "K7LXC at aol.com" <K7LXC at aol.com> 
> Cc: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:56 AM, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > >  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.
> >  
> >    Well, you don't get a ticket everytime you  speed either.
> 
> True but you should not be speeding in the first place ...
> >  
> > >  Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my  towers  and replace them if required.
> >  
> >    By neglecting periodic lubrication, you're probably replacing cables that really wouldn't have needed replacement if they'd been lubed. I'm just saying.
> >  
> Valid argument Steve, but in my world the cost if replacing the cables every 3 years is much cheaper than me spending time lubricating cables on 4 crank up towers.
> 
> 73
> NJ0F
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