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3. DEPLOYING THE BAMBI BUCKET
Fig. 4: Cut 13' (330 mm) off the suspension cables.
trip line by the same amount as the suspension
cables.
8) Install a new thimble and sleeve and swage the
trip line securely.
9) Grasp the top shackle and extend the control head
to stretch out the suspension lines. Check for correct
cable sequence and/or twisted cables.
WARNING: For Models 6072 to 4453, do not
tighten control head suspension bolts over 5 ft-lbs.
(6.5 Nm) torque. Overtightening suspension bolts may
cause failure of control head casting.
passes around the thimble and into the new sleeve for
swaging.
Example: To shorten suspension cable by 19" (483 mm)
in effective length, cut original cable by 13" (330 mm) i.e.
19" (483 mm) minus 6" (152 mm). This example is
illustrated in Fig. 3.
3) Cut the suspension cables one at a time (to avoid
mixing them up) just above the swage where the thimble
attaches to the M-straps. Cut off 13" (330 mm) as shown
in Fig. 4.
Fig. 3: Shortening cable 19"(483 mm)
13" (330 mm)
BLACK M
STRAP
SHACKLE
COPPER SWAGE
BLOCK
CUT HERE
13" (330 mm)
SWAGING NEW
CABLE
ADDS
3" (76 mm)
3" (76 mm)
TOTAL CUT IS
13" (330 mm) +
3" (76 mm) +
EXTRA 3" (76 mm)
= 19" (483 mm)
4) lnstall a new thimble and sleeve onto the cable.
Swage the sleeve securely using the correct size swaging
tool.
5) Cut 13" (330 mm) off the IDS Deployment Cable as
shown in Fig. 5.
6) Install a new thimble and sleeve and swage the
IDS Deployment Cable securely.
7) Cut 32" (813 mm) off the trip line as shown in Fig. 6.
IMPORTANT: For Models 2024 - HL9800 shorten the
The following procedure reduces overall length by 19"
(483 mm). This 19" (483 mm) reduction in overall length
is standard when converting a bucket with regular length
suspension cables for operation with a McDonnell
Douglas, Hughes, or Schweizer helicopter.
1) The overall length reduced should be adjusted for your
specific overall length requirement.
IMPORTANT: Models 2024 - HL 9800 do not have a
pulley on the trip line. Shorten the trip line by the
same amount as the suspension cables.
2) In determining the new length, allow for the cable that
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