[TowerTalk] Mast froze in cold temps and would not turn
Gary Marks
gmarks at neo.rr.com
Fri Apr 10 00:17:42 EDT 2015
This past Winter, and as the year before, my mast froze in place when the temperatures dropped below freezing. I had previously thought that the problem was moisture getting into the rotator (Tailtwister II) and since it had been up for 25 years, I decided last Fall to rebuild it.
This past Winter it froze and would not turn again when temps dropped below freezing. The tower is a Hy-Gain HD-70.
Is there some area that requires lubricating between the mast and tower or possibly the thrust bearing although it is a bronze bearing that shouldn't need lubing. Could water be laying somewhere and not draining.
Any suggestions as to what the problem might be ?
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