[TowerTalk] Terry's Tiltover

[Wes Stewart]

No surprise.  In a properly designed bolt/nut situation, the bolt is supposed to 
fail first :-)

Hopefully they broke when the tower was vertical and the op failed to turn off 
the motor.

Wes  N7WS

On 10/25/2017 8:36 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>
>
> On 10/25/2017 6:05 AM, Clay Autery wrote:
>> You ever actually laid eyes on the ACME Screw system they use?  I have. I've 
>> disassembled and reassembled one in detail.  I've watched it in use, up close.
>> It is as close to bulletproof as one can get and far superior to cables 
>
> I have two Heights towers purchased used that came with acme
> screws.  BOTH OF THE SCREWS WERE BROKEN!  They are definitely
> not bulletproof.
>
> In any event, you have to have space to lay down the full length
> of the tower.  That doesn't work on a lot of city lots.
>
> Rick N6RK