Lifting equipment
Winches sheaves and purchases for flexible steel wire rope
Find out everything you need to know about winches, sheave and purchases.
Sheaves
Guidelines to follow when working with sheaves, including the depth, sides and size of sheave grooves....
Sheave inspection
Find out how to inspect sheaves and which sheave areas to check....
Winch drums
This page explains what winch drums are, and includes how to wind and spool them....
Correct wire rope anchorage
This page explains how to anchor and wind wire rope....
Fleet angles
Use this page as a guide for how to measure fleet angles....
Mechanical advantage
Working with sheaves? This page can help you understand mechanical advantage, including how to calculate the hook block and the load in the lead line to the win...
Swivels and sheave blocks
How to work safely with swivels, sheave blocks and snatch blocks....
Multiple layers on drums
How to safely lay multiple layers of steel wire cored ropes on a drum....
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