Make certain
that the wire rope received is the one that was ordered. Check
for obvious damage to wire rope and reel. Store wire rope away
from heat, moisture and other corrosive agents. This means storing
under a weatherproof cover, off the ground, preferably in a dry,
cool, well ventilated warehouse. If wire rope has to be kept outdoors,
cover it with a coating of protective wire rope lubricant and
cover both wire rope and reel with waterproof material. Keep it
well off the ground. Careful inspection after extended storage
is of utmost importance.
UNREELING
OR UNCOILING WIRE ROPE
Great care
must be taken when removing wire rope from reels or coils. Looping
the rope over the flange of the reel or pulling the rope off
a coil while it is lying on the ground will create loops in
the line. If these loops are pulled tight, kinks will result,
thereby permanently damaging the wire rope. Check illustrations
below showing correct and incorrect ways of unreeling and uncoiling
wire rope.
Whenever handling wire rope, take care not to drop reels or
coils. This can damage wire rope and collapse the reel, making
removal of the wire rope extremely difficult if not impossible.
