General Machine Products 89016 Trailer Mounted Cable Fleeter 1/2" x 10,000' - Manual (Page 5)

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2.0 General Description
The GMP Cable Fleeter has been developed to enable longer lengths of fiber optical
cable to be laid from a single drum.
With the increasing trend of longer cable installations with either GMP’s SideWinder
(P/N 70605) winching system or GMP’s Tornado Cable Blowing Machine (P/N 89000),
there is a need for a cable fleeter.
The need arises following the initial installation of the first half of the fiber optic cable
from the drum.
The balance of the cable on the drum needs to be removed, stored safely, with the in-
ner end of the cable ready to be placed in the cable duct. The traditional method to
achieve this operation is to employ manual labor to rotate the drum while the mem-
bers of the team form the cable being removed into a figure 8 configuration on the
ground.
By using the fleeter this operation can be achieved in less time with less manual labor
and with the cable safely stored in the cassette ensuring that the cable will not be con-
taminated by ground debris or damaged by passing vehicles or pedestrians.
2.1 The fleeter has been designed to fleet fiber optic cable safely without over tension-
ing, excessive bending or kinking of the cable. It has a nominal capacity to store up to
1/2” (13 mm) diameter cable having an approximate length of 10,000 ft. (3000 m).
SPECIFICATIONS
Capacity: 10,000 ft.(3000 m) ½” (13 mm) Fiber Optic Cable
Height: 96" (2438mm)
Length: 146" (3708mm)
Width: 96" (2438mm)
Weight: 1500 lbs (680kg)
Track: 88" (2235mm)
Tires: 175/80 x 13
Hitch: 2" ball (50mm)
Lighting Connector: 4-Way Flat Wiring Connector