PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 439
JUNE 1989
winch cable or hook is
shot,
your rIbbon bridge trAnsporter
can't launch or recover a bridge bay
or boat.
±nd a worn or damaged cabLe or
hook can fail under Load, injuring you
or damaging your gear²
Cable Checkout
Keep an eye on your cable beFre,
during and after operatIon Fr kinks
and ³ayed, damaged or broken wires²
The cable is made of 6 strands of 19
wires each² Replace the cab´e if iµ¶s
kinked or if 12 or more wires ·re bro-
ken in the distance that it takes one
strand to make a compLete tuM around
the cabLe²
Check thaµ you have a sµee¸ core
cab¸e²
¹ook at the end of the cable
where it's anchored through the right
side of the drum² Use a screwdriver to
separate µhe strands and
º
chec» the core¼
RepLace the cab´e if there½s a sofµ fiber
core² ¾a¿e sure your spare cÀb´e is
a¸so steeL core²
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Separate strands to check
core. Fiber core cables are out!
JUN 89
Pay out the cable and measure it to
be sure you have a Áll Â00 Ãet of
cable, too² Shorter cables may Leave
you short when you need to recover a
bay¼
Hold one! Don't use the NSN Listed
Fr Ätems 8 and 9 of ÅIg 12 of T¾
5Æ5420Ç209Æ20P. The NSÈ LIsted is Fr
a ÉÊin cable, instead of the Ë/ÌÆin one
you need²
NSN 4Í10Æ01Æ064Ç2623 gets the YÌÇIn
cabLe² Äf you put this on a Î945 trans-
porter, disconnect the cable tensIoner.
Ïou must use Ë/ÌÆin 6 x 19 extra im-
proved
plow
steeL,
uncoated,
wire
strand core or Independent wIre rope
core, right regular lay wire cabLe on
¾945's² Use the cable tensioner with
this cable² There's no NSN, so order
using PN Ë/ÌÊ6XÐ9ÆRÑÒÆÓÄPÇÄWÑC,
C±GE
80967.
TR OS CO¾
Îsg
±¾STRƾES 181926Z Îay 88 OÔ's
Local purchase of the cabLe²
JUN 89
±5
Hoist HoOK HangUps
ÕoÖe wInch cable hoIst hoo×s have
been twIsted or bent whIle recovering
brIdge bays. That happens when a sIde
Frce hits the hoo× when It binds up
during recovery.
¹ook at the hoo× when yoØ chec×
the cable. Ñeplace the hook If it Is bent,
twisted, crac×ed or If the throÙt openÚ
ing has Increased. Åix or replace the
Latch if it is not working or broken.
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