WIRE ROPE CLIPS

Subpart 1. Location of U-bolts. Wire rope clips attached with U-bolts shall have the U-bolts on the dead or short end of the rope. Subp. 2. Clip construction. Clips shall be made of drop forged steel. All nuts on the clip bolts of a newly installed rope shall be retightened after the first hour of service. Subp. 3. Clip spacing. Spacing and number of clips shall be in accordance with the table below: Rope Diameter (inches) Number of Clips Drop Forged Minimum Spacing (inches) 1/8 2 3/4 3/16 2 1-1/8 1/4 2 1-1/2 5/16 2 1-7/8 3/8 2 2-1/4 7/16 2 2-5/8 1/2 3 3 5/8 3 3-3/4 3/4 4 4-1/2 7/8 4 5-1/4 1 5 6 1-1/8 6 6-1/4 1-1/4 6 7-1/2 1-3/8 7 8-1/4 1-1/2 7 9