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CAUTION:
WEAR HEAVY LEATHER GLOVES WHEN HANDLING WIRE ROPE. FAILURE TO DO THIS
CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.
CAUTION:
DO NOT “JAM TIGHT” THESE LOWER CABLE ANCHORS OR YOU WILL COLLAPSE THE
ALUMUNUM TUBE.
3.
Insert the threaded cable stud into the corresponding holes in the tube at top of legs ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’. Install only one
bronze nut (N) on each stud at this time. Using a 9/16” open-end wrench, tighten the cable adjusting nut opposite the
cable end loop in the following order.
Step 1
: Tighten down the bronze nut to add tension to the B-C spreader tube cable (21).
Step 2
: Tighten down the bronze nut to add tension to the A-D spreader tube cable (21). Check that the B-C and A-D
spreader tube cables are equal in tension and that the platform is level.
Step 3
: Tighten down the bronze nuts to add tension to the C-D load tube cables (20).
4.
Add a second bronze nut and tighten to the cable adjusting nut to lock the position.
Figure 3-6.
Cable Reeving & Adjustment
