Today's maintenance on tower #3 concentrated on the rotator and thrust bearing. Although both had been greased approx 6 years ago, when they were pulled down it's obvious that this maintenance was timely!

Bearings and races cleaned. Bearings returned and packed with marine grease (after photo was taken so as not to get grease all over phone).

 

Good for another 10 years!

Painting of the brackets still another 24 hours away as the rust converter requires