From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Mon Feb 02 2004 - 22:22:13 PST
Another comment on cable clamps that I come across...have heard that
when they are used for clamping cables on large radio towers that ice
can accumulate up above and slide down and move them. They probably just
put 3 or 4 on there to take care of that. Fred
Fred Martin wrote:
> By golly they've held everything I ever asked them to...usually used in
> pairs...like everyone else...as long as the bite is on the bitter end.
> If anyone doesn't understand that, the bite or the u bolt part goes on
> the bitter end...not on the long running line. Study it a while and you
> will figure out why. Fred
>
> chance wolf wrote:
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <uniquemachine@cybcon.com>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] USS Cole
>>
>>
>>
>>> WOW!
>>>
>>> That is very impressive.
>>
>>
>>
>> I imagine the wogs responsible thought so...oh wait...pink mist.
>>
>> Nevermind.
>>
>>
>> Obligatory HMV content: I've been warned that the 'compression
>> fitting' you
>> find at the end of winch cables and things like the M816's wrecker
>> boom are
>> now illegal in a lot of areas. Has anyone had one come off, or even
>> had the
>> slightest problem with them either in the service of the Queen (or
>> Prez) or
>> in semi-retirement as collector vehicles? I just don't see an issue
>> there
>> unless the casting on the fitting itself cracks, and...I can't see that
>> either. <shrug> Guess the gum'mint knows best...<*cough*>
>>
>>
>>
>> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
>> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
>> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>>
>
>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Sat May 07 2005 - 20:28:30 PDT