PS Magazine - AUGUST 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 381
AUGUST 1984
Wire rope On cranes and winches Often gets nO respect. It's left expOsed tO
the wEather with nO PM. Then, when yOu Need it± it can let yOu dOwn.
GOOd care begins with cleaning. As a general RULe± winch cable shOuld be
C²eaned and Oi²³d afte´ ³ach OperatiOn. µraNe cables dOn't Often get dra¶ged
thru mud Or dirt· sO they dOn't n³³d cleaning as Often.
Cleaning
¸nreel the wi´e rOpe and lay it Out stra¹ght. ¸se a wire brush-like the ONe
in the ºO.
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µOmm»n shOp set¼tO get OFf Old l½be Or dirt. µLean every inch
¾
Of the cable.
¿OOk fÀr brOken strands± kiNks± and Other damage. Áeplace the cab²e if
necessary.
LubiNg
¿ube yO½r wire rOpe accOrding tO Âh³ ¿Ã fOr yOur gear. If the ¿Ã DOesN't
cOver it± dO it like sO:
If iÄÅs used a LOt± cOat ¹t with clean ÃÆÇHÈÃ
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engine Oil. ºever use ½seD
Oil. It cOnÂa¹ns acid ÂhaÂ'Él ea ½Ê tËe ´OÊe Ìst.
If yOu're in a dry± d½sty area± rOpe dOesn't need an Oil cOating. Íact ¹s± the
Oil will cO²lect dus and griÎ that will chew up Âhe cabÉe.
If yOur wire rOpe is nOt used ve´y much± Or ¹f cOnditiOns a´e real damp Or
saLty± yOÏÐr rOpe may Need ext´a prOtectiOn. That's when yO½ use µÑÒII±
¿ubricating ùl± ÆxpOs³d Óear± ͳd Spec
VV-±-751.
It's stickier than eNgine Oil± sO ¹t'll ʹck up dirt wheN the ´OÊe d´ags ON the
g´Ound. It's bes Ôr c´anes± because the rOpe dOesn't drag ON Âhe grOuNd Or
ge handled as much.
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AUG 8
ÕWÖII cOmes
3
ways. Pick the One that's right Ôr the temperatU×e in yOUr ar³a.
These ²S²'s are for ³´µ¶b cans
CW-llA (for ±30° to +
²
30°F)
·¸·
9150³.00´261´7891
CWµ¶·¸ (for ¹30° to º80°F)
·¸·
9150-00³»46-3»76
¼cw,nc (for ½8¾° to
+
130°F)
·¸·
9150¿00-264-2918
µWØII pOurs better when it's heatedÙand itŲ² sOak intO the wire rOpe better
when it's hOt.
µOvering yOUr winch is ÃK fOr traveL. ThatŲ² Úk³ep the cab²e frOm picking
up a ²Ot Of dirt. But dOn't ²eave the winch cOveredÛ The cOver traps mOistÜre
under it that will r½st the rOpe.
¹ºE tRA»¼OR½ ¾¿
Good PM for Clean Air
A ²eaky ai´ cLeaner On yOur Ý7Æ ÂracÞ
tOr lets dirt th´Ough that wiL² damage
the turbOcharger and engine.
And± if s³aLs are ßissing Or damaged±
the air c²eaner ²eaks.
µheck fOr nicked± brOken Or tOrn
s³a²sÛ Áeplace bum seals.
.AUG 8
11
YOu can dent the dUst cO²lectOr cup
²ip ¹f yOu bang it On the t´ack tO knOck
OUt the d½st. A bent ²ip wi²l keep even
a gOOd sea² frOm sealing.
Áap the c½p against yOur hand tO
clean it. ¸se a rag O´ br½sh tO remOve
Âh³ dirt that has cO²lect³à. Ãr wash it
Out with warm wate´ and nOnsudsing
detergent. Áinse and cOmpleteÉy dry it
beáOre yOu reassemble the air c²³aner.
When yOu service the air c²eaNer±
check âr leaks at Âhe jOints betwe³n the
air cleane´ aNd the turbOcharge´. ¿eaks
let iN unfiltered a¹r that can damage Âhe
½rbOcha´ger anã the engine.
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