[TowerTalk] Failed HDX572 Raising fixture Leg and base

[Rich Hallman - N7TR]

Thanks for all the feedback and confirming what I suspected with the weld and what I was seeing.   I could not have asked for a better controlled drop when the ear broke.

I'm going to pass on getting this base fixed.  Based on this weld...I'm not sure I can trust the other welds on the plate.  I have a few options right now for a new base...so I should be fine.   I'm emailing US Tower as well and see what they might be able to do with replacing the two legs of the raising fixture....and / or replacing the base.

Thanks...
Rich

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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger (K8RI) on TT
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 3:42 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Failed HDX572 Raising fixture Leg and base

A good welder should be able to fix that.  The bent pieces are a 
straight metal tab welded to a box (square tube) member.   I think 
they/it could be cut off, a new bracket made, and welded in place.  The one might just need straightening.  You could probably have a welder look at it and give a price quote.  They can come out to the site, or if you can take the pieces in, it would be considerably cheaper.

73 es Good luck,

Roger (K8RI)



On 8/9/2015 3:19 PM, Rich Hallman - N7TR wrote:
> This morning I was lowering my HDX572 and as it was almost down one of the base ears that the raising fixture leg mounts to failed.   Fortunately it was a slow drop and the tower is still ok.  If it failed while it was higher this could have been a different story.
>
> I will need a new raising fixture and a new HDX572 base.   I have a like new spare TRX-80HD raising fixture for my HDX589 so I should be ok there.
>
> I posted some pics and will add more later today.  From the looks of the break, I am seeing rust (Not clean metal) where the welds were.  Also I'm not sure if the ear on the one leg that mounts to the raising fixture began to bend first or not.   But it is bent a hard 90 degrees now as you can see.
>
> Anyone else see something like this in the past?   This is an older US Tower so I'm not sure if the bases are built better now or not for the mounting ear.
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> Go to my QRZ Page http://www.qrz.com/db/N7TR  And look for the link called HDX572 Raising Fixture Failure.
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