[TowerTalk] Crank-up Tower Lube

[K7LXC at aol.com]

> Remigio, the engineer at US Tower, told me to use  beeswax.
 
Guys --
 
    The reason he mentions that is because that's  what the assemblers use 
in order to make the sections slide back and forth when  they're building 
the tower. And the tower is HORIZONTAL. 
 
    As far as putting something on the legs, I  don't see as it's necessary 
and at the worst it's dangerous because the tower  needs to be extended in 
order to apply the beeswax. 
 
    I don't see any compelling reason to lube the  legs. If you do, the 
lubricant is going to rub off in a couple of up/down cycles  anyway. Then what? 
 
    If your crank-up is making noise when it's  moving, it's mostly 
unlubricated cables rubbing. After an application of cable  lube (e.g. PreLube 
available from championradio.com), the tower will make very  little noise - even 
if nothing is done to the legs. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
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and
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