Insert Wire Rope
Clamp Lever
Engaged
Attach
Telescopic
Handle
Safety Latch
Correct
Correct
Incorrect
Incorrect
Figure 5.
Figure 4.
Figure 3.
Figure 2.
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INSERTING WIRE ROPE
1. Release the clamp by pushing the clamp lever securely into
the notch on the puller body.
2. Insert the end of the wire rope into the rope inlet at the
rear of the puller. Feed the wire rope through until it emerges
at the other end.
3. Pull the wire rope through by hand to take up the slack and
make sure the exit point is not obstructed.
4. While keeping the wire rope taut, push down on the clamp
lever and allow it to spring back to its natural position.
This will engage the wire rope within the puller.
5. Mount the telescopic handle to either the forward or reverse
lever, according to the action desired. Rotate the handle
until it is secure on the lever.
6. The puller is now ready to operate.
OPERATION
The grip puller uses standard ASA wire rope and may be used
in any position to lift, pull, lower or stretch heavy loads. Before
attempting operation of this product, you should become
thoroughly familiar with the warnings on page 3.
To operate the grip puller:
1. Place load cable(s) in the middle of the hook and inside the
safety latch. DO NOT attach any cables outside the safety latch
on either the puller hook or the wire rope hook.
2. Lay out the wire rope correctly without twisting. Twisting the
wire rope reduces its strength. See Figure 5.
3. To send the wire rope forward, set the telescopic handle on the
forward lever and move it back and forth.
4. To send the wire rope backward, set the telescopic handle on
the reverse lever and move it back and forth.
IMPORTANT: A shear pin is installed in the forward lever. If the
load being handled is too excessive for the puller’s capacity,
the shear pin is designed to break. If this occurs, decrease
the load or use other equipment of higher pulling capacity.
The broken shear pin is easily replaced using one of the spare
shear pins which are found within the hand grip of the pullers.
See Figure 1.
Before storing the grip puller:
1. After use, remove the wire rope from the main body by setting
the clamp lever into the notch (disengage clamp), then pulling
the wire rope from the inlet side at the rear of the puller.
2. After the wire rope is removed, push the clamp lever out of the
notch and let it snap back to its original position. If the clamp
lever is kept in the notch for an extended time period, its spring
may become stretched.
3. Wipe off any sand or water from the puller body, including
internal mechanisms, and the wire rope, then apply oil
liberally to both.
4. Store the grip puller away from rain, dew, high humidity areas
or around acidic chemicals, which will promote rusting.
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