Greases and Lubricants

I.  Towers
Even though tower structures are not dynamic moving devices, they can benefit from grease at certain key locations.  Some anti-oxidation electrical type grease for aluminum may be added to the few inches of sleeve or section overlap at the tower section connection points to prevent any possible 'galvanic' fusion of the parts together many years down the line.  In general, we feel this risk is very minimal on our sleeve connection.  However, where a section's legs slip into a larger sized section, there may be a greater risk of those legs seizing together over a long period of time.  In this case, a small amount of aluminum anti-ox grease could ease the process of removing the sections, should you ever need to disassemble and move your tower.  This product can be found where electrical wiring and supplies are sold.

II.  Fold Over Kits and their Actuators

The acme Screw system on your Fold-Over-Kit should always be well greased for operation, as prescribed in out Screw System installation and operation instructions.  This may require you to add or redistribute the grease on your lead screw each time you operate the system.  You can use a synthetic or moly-based industrial/automotive grease, which can be found at most hardware stores.