Cable Sockets
The wrong cable wedge could permit the wire rope to work loose and detach
itself from the drum; possibly causing property damage or personal injury.
Tension the wire rope by braking the shipping reel and slowly operate the winch in the raise
mode to wind the cable onto the winch drum. As the spooling proceeds, make sure that
adjacent turns are tight against one another. A lead or brass hammer may be used to tap
the rope over against preceding turns. Tight winding on the drum is absolutely essential.
Never use a steel hammer or pry bar to move the rope over on the drum. These
tools can easily damage the rope.
After the wire rope is wound onto the winch drum, reeve the cable as desired.
Use only factory supplied sockets, wedges and pins of the proper size; make no
substitutions.
Follow the procedure below when installing wedge type sockets on wire rope. Be certain
the correct socket and wedge are used.
1. Lead the rope through the socket, form a large loop and draw the rope end back
through the socket. A length of rope equal to at least one rope lay should be drawn
back through.
71P/N 12261-683 REVISED: January 2015
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