Note. When inserting the cable end back into the
cable socket. do not let it protrude on the opposite side
more than one inch.
(4) Reeve the drag cable through the fairlead
and secure it to the front drum. Reeve the remaining
free end through the three-way socket and secure it.
(5) Insert one end of the bucket dump cable
through the three-way socket and secure it with the cable
wedge. Reeve the remaining free end over the dump
sheave. down to the bucket arch, and dead-end the
cable.
(6) The bucket teeth should be approximately
12 inches higher than the heel of the bucket when the
bucket is suspended in midair and the drag cable is
pulled tight. Remove the dump cable front the dead-end
socket at the top of the bucket arch and lengthen or
shorten it if necessary.
c. Removing and -Unreeving.
(1) Lower the dragline bucket onto wood
blocking.
(2) Remove the cable wedges from the three-
way socket and the dead-end socket on the bucket arch.
Unreeve the bucket dump cable from the dump sheave.
(3) Pull the hoist and drag cables free of the
drag bucket. and unspool the cables from the front and
rear drums.
(4) Remove the cable wedges from both
drums. and free the hoist and draglines. Pull the
cables free of the drums and the boom point sheaves.
(5) Lay the hoist, drag, and bucket dump
cables straight on the ground. Roll the cables into coils
and secure them with wire. Label the cables for future
use.
(6) Remove the fairlead (fig. 2-14).
(7) Remove the boom hoist cable and boom
2-7. Piledriver Conversion
Note. It is the operator's responsibility to request the
services of organizational maintenance when converting
to piledriver operation. Organizational maintenance is
specifically responsible for proper installation and
removal of the piledriver and boom, and will assist
operators in proper installation of cables and other
accessory items.
a. General. The truck crane may be converted to
piledriver operation by installing the crane boom and the
piledriver.
components required. The piledriver consists of the
catwalk, piledriver guides, hammer, and leads.
b. Installation.
(1) Install the crane boom, backstops, and
boom hoist cable as described in paragraph 2-4.
(2) Place the lead sections on a flat surface in
a horizontal position. Bolt one top lead section and four
lower lead sections together. Refer to figure 2-16
Figure 2-16. Assembling piledriver lead sections.
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