[TowerTalk] US Tower MA 55o MDP

[kj6y at aol.com]

I have to disagree with Steve,  I've worked on more crank up towers in the past 45 years than I care to remember.  And I've see what happens when the cable breaks.  Not a pretty picture.  I've always say it's better to replace the cables too soon than waiting till it's too late. At the same time it gives you the chance to check the pulleys and hardware.Just my humble opinion and I'm sticking to it.  Skip Bolnick, KJ6YCommunications Service Cowww.kj6y.com818-522-5421  In a message dated 6/20/2020 11:40:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, towertalk at contesting.com writes: 
>  Looking for a manual on recabling  this tower that  has a motor drive . getting ready to re-cable 14 year old tower . This summerHowdy --    There ain't one. Tower manufacturers are insurance driven enterprises and are loath to pass along any information that will expose them to liability in case something goes wrong, let alone a manual.     My question is what are the compelling reasons for replacing the cables? In my experience of 35 years of working on towers including dozens of crank-ups, I've only seen one or 2 instances where the cables actually had to be replaced. The reasons for replacement are: 1) damage to the cable (kinks, flat spots, etc.), 2) excessive broken strands (for your standard 7x19 wire rope you're allowed to have 6 broken strands) and 3) excessive rust (the cancerous kind - not surface rust). So unless you have at least one of those conditions, you're wasting your time and money. I'm just saying. Cheers,Steve    K7LXCTOWER TECH -Professional tower services for amateur and commercialCell: 206-890-4188_______________________________________________   _______________________________________________TowerTalk mailing listTowerTalk at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk