General Machine Products 10500 G Cable Lasher w/Chest - Manual (Page 8)

GMP G Lasher
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Front gate & pulling eye
The front cable lifter or gate is opened by releasing a latch.
When in the open position, this locks the drum automati-
cally when its cable slot registers with the slots in the car-
riage. The drum is free to revolve when the front cable
lifter is closed. The rear cable lifter is held in the open
position by means of spring catches on each side.
There are two pulling eyes located forward of the front
cable lifter. These eyes also function as the connection
point for the towing bridle when used as a tether to pre-
vent the lasher from being accidentally dropped while
transferring around a pole or other obstruction.
Strand tensioning mechanism
The strand tensioning mechanism works through a system
of levers. When engaged and locked under the strand, it
provides uniform traction through a wide range of pulling
line and strand angles.
Automatic brake
The anti-backroll brake is a ratchet device which operates
automatically when the lasher stops and tension is removed
from the towing line, and is released when towing is
resumed. It is not necessary to maintain tension in the tow-
ing line when the lasher is not in motion. The automatic
brake will be released when the towing eye assembly is
pressed toward the rear of the lasher. To move the lasher
backwards, first clamp the lashing wire to the strand. If the
lasher is within reach, release the brake by pushing back
against the towing assembly. If it is not within reach and
the towing line is attached to the towing eye assembly,
release the brake by pulling back on the towing line. When
the towing line is attached to one of the pulling eyes on the
front of the gear housing a separate line attached to the
towing eye assembly may be used to release the brake.
As we stated in the beginning of this book, you should
NEVER operate a lasher unless you’ve been properly
trained in advance, or are being directed by a properly
trained linesperson who is responsible for your work.
However, you should find this section of the book helpful
in remembering the right sequence of steps to take in
using your lasher. Using your
G Lasher
Preparing a lashing wire coil
1. Remove the lasher from its case. Remember! It weighs
71 lbs. (32 kgs).
2. Cut and remove the coil binding holding the looped end
of the wire at the coil eye or center (inside end) of coil.
3. Cut and remove two opposite bindings. Do not cut the
other two bindings.
4. Pull out the looped end of the wire until the first turn
is tight against the binding, and cut off the loop. Pull
out about 12 in. (30 cm) of wire from the inside of the
coil. The loose end should come out of the face side
of the coil.
5. Cut off the loop on the outside end of the lashing wire
to prevent snarling.
6. If the coils are installed aloft, see that the strand ten-
sion roller is engaged under the strand, the rear cable
lifter is closed, the front cable lifter is open and the
rotating drum locked.
7. Loosen the wing nut on the cover latch and open the
latch. The cover will open automatically.
8. Place the coil in the magazine. The top side of the
coil should be toward the open side of the magazine.
Position the coil with the two coil bindings in the
recesses. Feed the free (inside) end of the wire from
the center of the coil through the throat in the cover
and over the grooved pulley in the hinged cover of
the magazine.
9. Close the cover, latch, and tighten the wing nut until
the cover contacts the coil lightly.
10. Cut the two remaining bindings and remove them.
11. Tighten the wing nut as far as it will go by hand.
Do not use pliers.
12. Thread the lashing wire around the snubbing pulleys
in the direction indicated by the arrows and then
through the wire guide roller.
13. The front lifter of the lasher should be left open and
the drum in the locked position as the machine was
removed from the lasher case.