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Maintenance and Lubrication Section (Pipelayer Attachment Kit) WEBM1000
Hook Load Line – Install
• Inspect the cable for a reduction in the diameter of
the cable below the nominal diameter. A loss of
support in the cored wire of the cable may be
caused by internal corrosion, external corrosion,
or wear of the outside wires.
• Inspect the cable for broken outside wires. Check
f
or t
he degree of distribution of the broken outside
wires. Check for the concentration of outside
broken wires.
• Inspect the cable for worn outside wires.
• Inspect the cable for corroded wires and for
br
oken wir
es at the connection on the wire cable
end.
• Inspect the cable end for connections that are
c
orrod
ed, cracked, bent, worn, or improperly
installed.
• Inspect the cable for sections that are crushed or
kinked
and
for any loose wire strands.
Excessive wear or broken wires may occur in
sections
of the cable that are in contact with
saddles, equalizer sheaves, or other sheaves.
Excessive wear or broken wires can also occur
when cable travel is limited. Take care to inspect the
ropes at these locations.
When a machine is shutdown for a month or more,
in
spect all of
the cables thoroughly. When a side
boom machine has been in storage for a month or
more inspect all of the cables thoroughly. The
inspection should be completed before the machine
is returned to operation.
The inspection should be
for all type
s of
deterioration. The inspection should be performed
by a designated person or by an authorized person.
The authorized person's approval is required for
further use of the cable.
A dated report on the condition of the cable should
be
kept o
n file.
Take care in the inspection of cable that is resistant
to rota
tion.
Any new poured socket or swaged socket assembly
that is us
ed as a standing cable (guy) shall be proof
tested. Test the cable to the lift capacity of the side
boom machine or to the manufacturer's
recommendation.
Never give the cable a rating that is greater than 50
pe
rcent
of the wire rope's nominal strength or of the
structural strand's nominal strength.
Note: For additional information on the proper
ma
intenanc
e and on inspection of the cable, refer to
"American National Standards Institute ANSI/ASME
B30.14".
Hook Load Line – Install
Do not operate or work on this equipment unless
you have read and understand the instructions
and warnings in the Operation and maintenance
Manual. Failure to follow the instructions or heed
the warnings could result in injury or death.
Proper care is your responsibility.
Personal injury or death can result from worn
wire rope cable. Worn or frayed cable could break
causing injury. Check the wire rope cable. If cable
is worn or is frayed install new cable. Wear
gloves when handling the wire rope cable.
NOTICE
Make sure that the construction of the wire rope is
6x25 IWRC XIPS
(Independent Wire Rope Core,
eXtra Improved Plow Steel) USA MADE. Also, the
established grade of the wire rope is the improved
plow bolt (steel), 26670 kg (58 800 lb) minimum
breaking strength.
Table 35
SPECIFICATIONS (WIRE ROPE)
Hook Load Line Cable
Boom Length Diameter Length
6.1 m (20 ft) 19.05 mm
(0.75 inch)
50.3 m (165 ft)
7.3 m (24 ft) 19.05 mm
(0.75 inch)
57.3 m (188 ft)
1. Lower the boom to the horizontal position.
2. Remove the anchor for the wire rope from the
drum fo
r the hook. Remove the old wire rope.
3. Unroll the new wire rope from the spool.
Note: Weld the cable ends in order to prevent
fraying.
NOTICE
Unroll all of the cable from the spool. Lay the wire
rope o
n a flat surface. Never lift the wire rope off the
spool in coils.