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WIRE ROPE LUBRICATION
The wire rope should be cleaned and lubricated every 50 hours of normal operation and
more frequently when used in dirty or corrosive environments. Whenever the rope is
dirty or dry, it should be serviced. The rope should be cleaned with solvent and
compressed air or solvent and rags. A wire brush may be used for difficult areas.
The recommended lubricant is AMOVIS #2-X. It should be sprayed or dripped onto the
rope where it is bent as it passes over the tip sheave. Wrap rags around the wire rope
behind the sheave and swab the excess oil that is carried along on the rope. Always
wear heavy leather gloves when handling wire rope.
W A R N I N G
Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling wire rope.
HOIST CABLE INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION
The following steps will assure that the wire rope winds smoothly and evenly on the hoist
and will yield greater safety and longer cable life:
1. If possible, the cable should be rolled off a storage spool and straightened out on the
ground in line with the boom. If the ground is not clean or the space is too limited,
the cable can be wound directly from the storage spool onto the hoist, but the spool
must rotate in the same direction as the hoist.
2. Check the seizings on the ends of the cable and replace them if they are missing or
damaged.
3. Install the cable over the boom tip sheave and route it through the cable retainer
loops to the hoist drum.
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