[TowerTalk] US Tower HDX-689 Sheave replacement

[Bob K6UJ]

Rich,
I should have read your message before posting.  I was going to call US Tower about the bearings too.  I have a HDX589, the K10 bearings must be what I need.
Now to find some !!!


Bob
K6UJ



On Mar 11, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Rich Hallman - N7TR wrote:

> I tried calling US Tower all day...but phone just rang.  Not sure if there is a holiday somewhere that they didn't come to work today.
> 
> I found that the bearing inside the sheave is a K10 bearing.  Looks like a KP10 bearing might work but these seem to be REAL hard to locate.  
> 
> Thanks for all the ideas from the list.  With the amount of towers out there, I was hoping for a stock replacement solution, but looks like this is a bit more complicated...or expensive. 
> 
> Rich
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower HDX-689 Sheave replacement
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> Im looking for the 5 inch OD Pulley Sheave for the HDX-689. This is for the ¼ in cable.   I need to order a few of these as I'm replacing all the cables on the tower right now.  I know US Towers had them, but wanted to see if anyone else has replaced them from another vendor for a better price.
> 
> Thanks...
> Rich
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