PS Magazine - AUGUST 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 249
AUGUST 1973
Too clean?
With all ±he fss about dir± ruining
equipment, where's the problem oF
"too clean²?
On wire rope-like truck³moun±´
ed winch cables-that's where. Some
guys Clean their Cable down ±o bare,
shiny me±al beµre giving it a coat
oF lube¶ They think it's g·tta look
Chrome pla±ed. This kindness kills
wire rope.
With only a thin coat oF lube on
tha± bare metal, dampness gets
through ¸st. It works down in be´
±ween ±he layers and even between
the strands oF wire¹and jUs± sits
there. RUst se±s in. You clean 'n' lube
all over again-scrubbing away more
oF your wire rope¶ It's a waste oF time
'n' money.
You don't have ±o lean hard when
you're wire³brushing your cable¶ Just
ge± oº ±he grit and any Caked stu»
Then give it a coat oF OE
30.
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new oil½ Never use old crankCase oil¶
There's aCid in it ±hat'll eat in¾o your
wire rope.
A
handy way to lube your Cable
is to run it through a tank oF oiL½
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BE CAREFUL! USING A
CUTTING tORCH ON A
oRUM CAN bE MIGHTY
eXPlOSIVE
S±m² ±u³fi³s ´ik² ³his h±m²mad² rig-a
ha´fµDrum wi³h a h±±k ±n ²ach ²nd. This
³ank is s´id a´±ng ³h² ca¶´² whi·² ±n² guy
¶rush²s ±ff ³h² Dir³ and ³h² ±³h²r s´±sh²s
±n ±i´¸
You can make a tank b¿ Cutting a
drum in halF-lengthÀwise¶ Áut a
no±Ch in eaCh end-at ±he MidDLe oÂ
the straight edge-µr Cable guides¶
Weld on some angle iron Legs¶
With yoUr cLean cable rUn oº the
winCh, wiÃd 'er back in slow-letÄ
±ing i± dip into the tank oF oil as she
goes¶ You'lÅ need one gÆÇ opÈrating
±he winCh and another one or two
at tHe tank Ér a smooth job¶
Or you can paint the oiL on with
a brush.
You don'± Êven bother with oiliÃg
your wirË roPe in dry, sandy CoUntry.
Rust is no probLem. Besides, oil wÌlL
Collect grit and dirt.
There're some speCiaÍ wire rope
coatings, bUt you don't wan± any oF
'em on your truCk's ÎinCh Cable¶
They preserve be±±er than oiL, but
theyÏre too sticky Ér cabLes thatÐre
likely to run on the groUnd¶ They'll
piCk up gravel and even small roCks
¹bad news µr your wire rope when
it's wound back on ±he winCh¶
Ñtay with Òesh OE
30.
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