General Machine Products 70400 Apollo Cable Lasher - Manual (Page 12)

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Apollo Lasher
7. Place the lasher on the strand and ensure that the strand is centered in the
grooves of both of the front and rear rollers.
8. Close the front strand locks by depress-
ing simultaneously on both hooks until audi-
bly and visibly locked.
9. Close the rear strand locks by simulta-
neously depressing on both hooks until audi-
bly and visibly locked. The lasher is now
secured to the strand.
10. Using the proper cable raising procedure for your application, lift the cable
or cables up to the strand, close the front gate and let the cable(s) rest on
the horizontal roller.
11. Adjust the position of the vertical rollers on the rear gate so that they bare-
ly touch the sides of the cable(s). This step will have to be done every time
the bundle size changes.
12. Close the rear gate until it locks in its detented position.
13. Raise the rear cable lifter by pushing up on the bottom of the lifter that
contacts the D shaft. The lock doesn’t have to be activated to raise the
cable lifter. If the rear cable lifter is too high, press the locking lever to
lower the rear cable lifter and try again.
14. Now the final steps. Pull up on the han-
dle to de-clutch and disengage the drive
wheel to pull some lashing wire from the
lasher. Secure the lashing wire to the strand
by using a GMP D or E lashing wire clamp.
Attach the bridle assembly to the towing eyes
on the Apollo lasher and you are ready to
lash.
See section 4.6 for more information on ter-
minating lashing wire.
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