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PEDESTAL/TOWER LUFFING CRANESBoom hoist rope

///////////////// CLAMSHELLS & GRAPPLESHolding line; Closing lineBoom hoist rope

CRAWLER & TRUCK CRANESMain hoist rope; Boom hoist rope

TYPICAL EVIDENCE OF WEAR & ABUSE

A “birdcage” is caused by sudden release of tension and the resulting rebound of rope. These strands and wires will not be returned to their original positions. The rope should be replaced immediately.

This shows a typical failure of a rotary drill line with a poor cutoff practice. These wires have been subjected to continued peening, causing fatigue type failures. A predetermined, regularly scheduled cutoff practice can help eliminate this type of problem.

This is localized wear over an equalized sheave. The danger here is that it’s invisible during the rope’s operation, and that’s why you need to inspect thisportion of an operating rope regularly. The rope should be pulled off the sheave during inspection and bent to check for broken wires.

A kinked wire rope is shown here. It’s caused by pulling down a loop in a slack line during handling, installation or operation. Note the distortion of the strands and individual wires. This rope must be replaced.

Here’s a wire rope that has jumped a sheave. The rope “curled” as it went over the edge of the sheave. When you study the wires, you’ll see two types of breaks here: tensile “cup and cone” breaks and shear breaks that appear to have been cut on an angle.

Drum crushing is caused by small drums, high loads and multiple winding conditions.

This is a wire rope with a high strand – a condition in which one or more strands are worn before adjoining strands. This is caused by improper socketing or seizing, kinks or dog-legs. At top, you see a closeup of the concentration of wear. At bottom, you see how it recurs every sixth strand in a 6 strand rope.

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All-Lifts, Inc., Spanset, Cambridge

GANTRY & JIB CRANES

All-Lifts, Inc., Conco, Caldwell, Bushman, Beeche Engineering, B.E. Wallace

LIFTING BEAMS / SPREADER BEAMS

All-Lifts, Inc., Caldwell Group, Letelier, Bushman, Tilt Lock, Tandemloc

RIGGER TRAINING / SLING INSPECTION

All-Lifts, Inc.

TOWING ACCESSORIES / TIEDOWNAll-Lifts, Inc., B/A Products, Kinedyne, Ancra, Dixie, CM

HOOKSCrosby, BTC, Columbus Mckinnion, KWS, Gunnebo Johnson, Thiele, Pewag

SHACKLESCrosby, BTC, Columbus Mckinnon, Skookum

CHAIN & LOADBINDERSACCO, Crosby, Campbell, CM, Gunnebo Johnson, Dixie, Kinedyne, Ancra

WIRE ROPEBridon American, WRCA/Leschen, Worldwide Enterprises

EYEBOLTS, TURNBUCKLES, & OTHER RIGGING HARDWARECrosby, BTC, Columbus Mckinnion, Ken Forge, Chicago Hardware, Gunnebo Johnson, Dixie, Durbin Durco, Edward W. Daniels, Newco

BLOCKSCrosby, BTC, Gunnebo Johnson, Miller Equipment, Skookum, J.C. Renfroe, Block Div.

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Crosby, Upson-Walton, Muncy Machine, Esmet, Esco

PLATE CLAMPS / BEAM CLAMPSMerill, IP Products, J.C. Renfroe, General Clamp, Neufab Specialty, Letelier, Downs, Clampco

HOIST RINGSCrosby, Actek, Jerson, American Drilling Bushing, Jergens

MATERIAL ELEVATORS (VRC)Beech Engineering, CPI Products

HOIST & OVERHEAD CRANESAll-Lifts, Inc., Coffing, Harrington, R&M Materials Handling, Yale, Jet, Detroit Hoist, Columbus Mckinnon, Beta Max, Chester Hoist, HiTech Hoist, J.D. Neuhaus, GripHoist Tactel, Saturn Engineering, Lug-All, Shepard Niles, Electro Lift

RADIO CONTROLSCattron, Electromotive, Wamphler, Williams, Hectronics

LIFT TABLESAmerican Lifting

SAFETY HARNESSESGuardian Fall Protection, Elk River, Miller

EQUIPMENT ROLLERSHilman

HYDRAULIC & MECHANICAL JACKSTempleton Kenly/Simplex

MAGNET / VACUUME LIFTERSIndustrial Magnets, Walker, Magnetool, Anver, Woods Powr Grip

WINCHESThern, J.D. Neuhaus

OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHAT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THEIR JOBS, TO SUPPLY PRODUCTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, AND TO SERVE THEM WITH INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM.

CONDITION OF ALL RIGGING EQUIPMENT: All rigging equipment should be inspected prior to each use. The following are excerpts from OSHA 29 CFR 1910.184, ASME B30.9 and ASME B30.20. For more detailed information please refer to the actual specification or the manufacturers recommendations. Copies of these specifications can be obtained by contacting the appropriate federal agency, manufacturer, or your ALL-LIFTS, INC. representative. ALL-LIFTS, INC. also will perform periodic rigging equipment inspections. Just ask your representative about our S.T.E.P. program.