[TowerTalk] Wire Rope/cable specs for UST TRX-80HD

[Mac]

Well this type situation came up recently, and the best conclusion was 
put the tower in a rest position, one by one or only as you want, 
release the desired cable, do nothing else till you tie on a small sized 
tag rope, then weave out the effected cable and tie off the tag rope 
each end.

Find a wire rope vendor, you have one near you, just might not know it, 
but you'll find them. take the cable in and ask for a new one to be 
made. they will be very capable of this effort and along the way as the 
near final step will "proof" test the new cable to a safety factor of 
several times the stated working strength. They will also affix a small 
tag stating the test and proof capacity to one eye/loop.

Pay your money and get on home and feed it back thru the maze and bolt 
it up and you're good to go.

UST has no magic or special ability in this effort, they are a 
capitalistic based corp. But you will have just accomplished  getting 
the best value for your money.

good luck:  mac/mc w5mc

On 6/28/2019 11:19 AM, Lou Laderman wrote:
> I need to replace the wire rope/cable on my UST TRX-80HD, which I use with
> an HDX-555. The cable got bent (long story) and I’m concerned that it’s
> structural integrity has been compromised. Better safe than sorry.
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> Does anyone know the specs for the rope? It’s ¼” and believe it’s galvanized
> (vs stainless), but I don’t know the length (absent pulling and measuring
> it), strength to look for (if there is such a spec) or anything else to look
> for in a replacement. I called UST but they won’t release any information
> about it. I can order a replacement kit but aside from the expense, there’s
> at least an 8 week lead time. Any guidance would be appreciated.
>
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> 73, Lou, W0FK
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> Lou Laderman, W0FK
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> St. Louis, MO
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