BLADE G. 1H6338 - Caterpillar

Personal injury or death can result from worn wire rope cable.Worn or frayed cable could break causing injury.Check the wire rope cable. If cable is worn or is frayed install a new cable.Wear gloves when handling the wire rope cable.
Note: Make sure that the construction of the wire rope is filler wire 6×25. The wire rope will have a fiber core and the 6×25 filler wire is pre-formed. Also, the established grade of the filler wire is the improved plow bolt (steel).
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SPECIFICATIONS (WIRE ROPE)    
Cable     Diameter     Length    
Boom Line     15.88 mm (.625 inch)    
25.91 m (85 feet)    Weld the cable ends in order to prevent fraying.
Lower the boom to the ground and support the boom.
Disconnect the cable from the drum for the boom.
Unroll the new cable from the spool.Note: Unroll all of the cable from the spool. Lay the wire rope on a flat surface. Never lift the wire rope off the spool in coils.
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Install the cable (1) into the small slot and through the larger slot in the drum for the boom .
Make sure that 2 to 4 threads of capscrew (2) are engaged into cable anchor assembly (4) . Start with the capscrew and insert the cable anchor assembly into the longer slot as far as allowed.
Make sure that the lip of retainer (3) faces the top edge (5) of the small slot in order to hold the retainer in place. Make a loop with the cable end and insert the cable end into the slot past the cable anchor assembly.
Pull the cable until the cable and anchor assembly are securely seated inside the slot. Tighten the capscrew to a torque (6) of 44 3 N m (32 2 lb ft).
Wind one half of the cable on the drum (7) . Wind the cable evenly across the drum.
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View from the front of the machine
Install the boom line from the winch to the boom in the following manner:
Install the cable from winch drum (1) to upper sheave block (2) . Install the cable over the sheave.
Route the cable to upper fairlead sheave (3) . Install the cable under the sheave and around the sheave.
Insert the cable upward into pocket (4) around the wedge. Then, insert the cable downward through the pocket.
Install the nuts, bolts, and clamp (5) and secure the cable in place.