[TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589

[Bob K6UJ]

I'm with Steve,  even if you purchase the replacement cables and change them yourself it is still more cost effective
to apply Pre Lube........................


On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:46 PM, Steve Dyer 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.
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> 73,
> Steve
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> From: Andre VanWyk <kr5dx at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589
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> On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:56 AM, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
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>>>   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.
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> True but you should not be speeding in the first place ...
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>>>   Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my  towers  and replace them if required.
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>>      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.
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> 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.
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> 73
> NJ0F
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