1726 North Ballard Road, Suite 1 - Appleton, WI 54911 - 920.991.9082
Technical Support 855.804.5774 - Parts@waupacaelevator.com
PTM20044-D
29 MAR 2018
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CUTTING THE ROPE
Determine where the wire rope needs to be cut. Properly seize wire rope on both sides of where the
cut is to be made. Cut perpendicular to the wire rope between seized sections.
USE PROPER CARE WHEN HANDLING WIRE ROPES!
PROPER HANDLING OF
WIRE ROPE
OPEN
KINK
CLOSED
KINK
ST
A
RTING
TO LOOP
KINKED BY
TENSION
GENTLY HOLD
DOWN ONE END
CAREFULLY UNCOIL ROPE
WHILE WALKING
DO NOT
TWIST OR KINK
THE ROPE!
SWEDGE
If swedge is not provided with
your unit use the wire rope ends.
DANGER!
FAILURE TO HEED MAY
RESULT IN DAMAGE OR INJURY
Series:
ALL
CRUSH
HAZARD
CUTTING
HAZARD
CRUSH
HAZARD
CRUSH
HAZARD
CRUSH
HAZARD
CRUSH
HAZARD
FALLING
HAZARD
CRUSH
HAZARD
KINK
HAZARD
CRUSH
HAZARD
PINCH
HAZARD
WIRE ROPE REPLACEMENT
A kink (or any other damage) in the rope is permanent,
a kinked rope must be replaced!
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