PS Magazine - JUNE 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 403
JUNE 1986
Tiedown Tips .±²
If unravelLing rope ends are fray-
ing your nErves, seize up the situation.
Some ropes, like those on vehicle
tarps, come with metal end clips± But
those clips aren't in the suppLy sys-
tem. So when they're lost or ruined,
seize rope ends Like this:
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For natural fiber rope²
man³´aµ hemp oR cotton¶whip
the rope ends with cord liKe so·
Lay lOOP a³ONg rOPE
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Start WhIPPINg hErE
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(´HE lOOPµ arE OPENED tO claRIfy
thE WhIPPINg PROcEDurE)
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Or wraP tHe enDs witH rein¸orceD
nylon taPe¹
Size
º /2»in
3/ 4¼in
º¼in
NSN 7510¼00¼
582¼4771
802»8311
582½4772
Maµh ¶·E
E¸Dµ ¶OgE¶HEr
aftEr mE¹¶INg
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¾or ¿yntHÀtic roPe¶ny´on or
Po´yproPy´enÀÁMe´t tHÀ ÀnD¿ toÂ
gÀtHÀr witH a HÀat gUnà MatcH or
torcH ¸´aMÀÄ
JUNE 86
HeR³´rµ WAYS TO
tI¶ uP ¸hos¹ Lº»¼½
º»¼½J
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Or Use sHrinKable insUlation
s´eeving on eitHer syntHetic or natUraÅ
¸iber rope±
Æememberµ tubing will shrink to
about one¼haL¸ of its origina´ sizeÇ so
order a size that easi´y slips over the
rope end. Get tHis tUbing by the footÈ
To apP´y ¿HrinK tUbing²
¶CUÉ a
¾
to ÊËin piece
o¸ tUbingÌ
ÍδiÏ tHÀ tÐbing ovÀr
tHÀ roÏeÑ ´eaving a ´itt´e o¸
tHÀ ÀnD ¿hoWing
ÒSHrinK tHe tUbing witH
a Heat gun or MaÓcH UntiÅ
iÔÕ¿ ¿nUg on tHe roÏÀÖ
SIZ×
º/ 4¼in
3/ 8¼in
Ø /2»in
3/ 4Ùin
º¼in
NSN 5970¼
00¼815»1295
00¼954Ú1624
00»812¼2967
01¼169¼1723
00¼8 15»1300
No matter which method you useÛ
be sure the seized rope end will fit
tHrough the equipment's hardware.
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