TM5-3810-305-102.3.Figure 4-24. On Vertical Unreeling&Method B: Mount the reel on an unreelingstand (Figure 4-24). It is then unwound in thesame manner as described in Method A. Inthis case, however, greater care must beexercised to keep the rope under tensionsufficient to prevent the accumulation of slack- a condition that will cause the rope to dropbelow the lower reel head.Method C: Hold the end of the rope while thereel itself is rolled along the ground. Withthis procedure the rope will pay off properly;however, the end being held will travel in thedirection the reel is being rolled. As thedifference between the diameter of the reelhead and the diameter of the wound ropeincreases, the speed of travel will increase.When re-reeling wire rope from a horizontallysupported reel to a drum, it is preferable for therope to travel from the top of the reel to the topof the drum (Figure 4-25). Re-reeling in thismanner will avoid putting a reverse bend in therope as it is being installed. If a rope is installedinducing a reverse bend, it may cause the rope tobecome livelier and, consequently, harder tohandle.When unwinding wire rope from a coil, there aretwo suggested methods for carrying out thisprocedure in a proper manner:-1.Figure 4-25. Horizontal Re-reelingMethod A: Place the coil on a vertical unreel-ing stand. The stand consists of a base with afixed vertical shaft. On this shaft there is a“swift,” consisting of a plate with inclinedpins positioned so that the coil may be placedover them. The whole swift and coil thenrotate as the rope is pulled off. This methodis particularly effective when the rope is to bewound on a drum.4-32
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