General-machine-products 70400 Apollo Cable Lasher User Manual

1 Apollo Cable Lasher Operation and Maintenance All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form

10 Apollo Lasher Figure 13 Figure 15 Figure 14 Figure 16 9. Feed the wire into the drive wheel from the rearward di-rection so the wire moves ar

11 12. Ensure the wire is captivated be-tween the roller and the housing. 13. If more wire is needed, disengage the drive wheel to pull out more la

12 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.

13 Figure 23 4.5 Over-lashing procedure Here is the proper way to overlash onto existing cable installations using the Apollo lasher: 1. Check the

14 Apollo Lasher 9. Raise the rear cable lifter by pushing up on the bottom of the lifter that contacts the D shaft. The thumblatch doesn’t have to

15 4.6.2 Lashing wire termination 1. Secure the lashing wire to the strand with a lashing wire grip before cutting or otherwise releasing tension in

16 Apollo Lasher See figure 25 steps 2, 3, 5 and 6. 2. Terminate one lashing wire using a lashing wire clamp by placing the wire below the stud and

17 1. Before doing anything, make sure you are working from a secure perch where you can safely move your Apollo lasher without overreaching. This i

18 Apollo Lasher 9. Carefully lift the lasher off the strand and move it over to the strand on the other side of the obstruction. If you accidentally

19 6.0 Maintenance 6.1 General It is easy to care for the Apollo and keep it in good operating condition, but to make sure it stays in adjustment and

2 Apollo Lasher REVISION HISTORY: Rev Date Details Author 01 Original issue Adspeak 02 07-2013 Revised format for clarity Removed repair part

20 Apollo Lasher 7.0 Options and other miscellaneous information 7.1 General The Apollo lasher has been designed to minimize the snag and catch point

21 D Lashing Wire Grip 08605 D Lashing Wire Clamp 07886 E Lashing Wire Grip 81460 Poly Tow Rope 70190 Lashing Wire Towing Bridle Assy 05817 216C Tool

22 Apollo Lasher REAR STRAND RELEASE KNOB Fig. 32, Rear View VERTICAL ROLLER ASSY LOWER SHAFT SUPPORT ASSY EXIT ROLLER (LH) EXIT ROLLER (RH) LOWER RE

23 TOWING BRACKET DOOR ASSY LH FRONT ROLLER W/O CLUTCH DOOR ASSY RH REAR ROLLER ASSY Fig. 34, Top View TOWING BRACKET FRONT STRAND RELEASE KNOB TOW

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3 1.0 General This manual covers the care, operation and maintenance of your GMP Apollo cable lasher, which you can use to las

4 Apollo Lasher Protect your work site with advance signaling devices at strategic points to warn traffic and pedestrians of any obstructions in the

5 Look at your Apollo lasher for a mo-ment. You will see it consists of a rotating section supported on a sta- tionary carriage: the strand and

6 Apollo Lasher Your lasher can use a single wire or two wires simultaneously (also known as “double lashing”). Like other GMP lashing machines, the

7 4.0 Operating instructions 4.1 General As mentioned at the beginning of this manual, you should never operate a lasher unless you’ve been properly

8 Apollo Lasher Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 2. Verify that the adjustable ten-sion roller is in the correct position for the type of lash-ing.

9 5. Hold on to the looped end of the coil. Cut and remove the remain-ing cable tie and then continue to snug the reel cover against the wire coil e