(3) Secure the gantry suspension line to the
frame and the upper end of the gantry frame.
boom hoist drum as shown in figure 2-11. Spool the
(5) Unroll and stretch the digging cable out on
slack cable on the drum.
the ground on the right side of the boom.
(4) Install the gantry frame hold down cable
(6) Reeve the digging cable as shown in
(1/2" diameter x 8'-6" long) between the revolving
Figure 2-21. Backhoe digging cable reeving.
(7) Secure the digging cable to the cable
(9) Unroll and stretch the hoist cable out on
drum as shown in figure 2-11.
the ground on the right side of the boom.
(8) Raise the gantry mast to the working
(10) Reeve the hoist cable as shown in
position, using the boom hoist lever. Spool the slack
hoist cable on the boom hoist drum slowly, making
certain that the cable wraps evenly on the drum the first
time.
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