General Machine Products 89016 User Manual

CABLE FLEETER

Operation and Maintenance

Model 89016

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General Machine Products Co., Inc. • 3111 Old Lincoln Hwy • Trevose, PA 19053 • USA

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Manual P/N 29524
AK 05-01-2012

INDEX

1.0 Introduction and Safety Instructions

2.0 General Description

3.0 Cable Threading and Operating Procedure

4.0 Trailer Chassis

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

THIS EQUIPMENT MUST ONLY BE USED BY AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL, WHO HAVE BEEN SUITABLY TRAINED AND
COMPETENT TO DO SO!

THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
OPERATORS OF THIS EQUIPMENT AT ALL TIMES.

1. Read and understand the operation and maintenance manual
supplied with this equipment. Keep it in a convenient place for future
reference.

2. Keep children and untrained personnel away from this equipment
while in operation.

3. Keep all guards and safety devices in place. Do not operate this
equipment with guards removed or damaged.

4. Keep hands, feet and loose clothing away from moving parts.

5. Always stop the machine to carry out lubrication servicing.

6. Check machine before starting for worn or damaged parts. Check that
all nuts and bolts are tight.

7. If machine is left unattended, ensure that unauthorized use is
prevented.

8. Never leave the machine unattended while in use.

9. Consider the use of safety barriers, especially when used in public
places.

10. Beware of pinch points involved with rotating components, e.g.
rope/cable drums, capstans, bull wheels, shafts and chain drives.

11. Some component and assembly parts are in excess of 70lb (32kg).

When lifting care must be taken, ensure sufficient gear is available, to prevent personal

injury and damage to the machine.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Founded by engineer George M. Pfundt in 1936, GMP
started operations in a downtown Philadelphia building as
a specialty machine shop doing work for the local Bell
Telephone company and
for the electric utility com-

pany. GMP expanded to a
production shop after landing a contract
with Western Electric Company and, sub­sequently, forming a close relationship with
Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill,
N.J., which enabled it to manufacture pro­totypes of products for experimental use

within the Bell System.

Having outgrown the original factory building, the company built a 100,000
square foot plant in Trevose, PA (a Philadelphia suburb) and moved there
in 1957. Today GMP is recognized as a premier worldwide supplier of spe­cialty tools and equipment for the outside plant marketplace. The compa­ny's products are known for their robust design and durability to withstand

many years of frequent use.

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2.0 General Description

The GMP Cable Fleeter has been developed to enable longer lengths of fiber optical

cable to be laid from a single drum.

With the increasing trend of longer cable installations with either GMP’s SideWinder
(P/N 70605) winching system or GMP’s Tornado Cable Blowing Machine (P/N 89000),

there is a need for a cable fleeter.

The need arises following the initial installation of the first half of the fiber optic cable

from the drum.

The balance of the cable on the drum needs to be removed, stored safely, with the in­ner end of the cable ready to be placed in the cable duct. The traditional method to
achieve this operation is to employ manual labor to rotate the drum while the mem­bers of the team form the cable being removed into a figure 8 configuration on the

ground.

By using the fleeter this operation can be achieved in less time with less manual labor
and with the cable safely stored in the cassette ensuring that the cable will not be con-

taminated by ground debris or damaged by passing vehicles or pedestrians.

2.1 The fleeter has been designed to fleet fiber optic cable safely without over tension­ing, excessive bending or kinking of the cable. It has a nominal capacity to store up to

1/2” (13 mm) diameter cable having an approximate length of 10,000 ft. (3000 m).

SPECIFICATIONS
Capacity: 10,000 ft.(3000 m) ½” (13 mm) Fiber Optic Cable
Height: 96" (2438mm)
Length: 146" (3708mm)
Width: 96" (2438mm)
Weight: 1500 lbs (680kg)
Track: 88" (2235mm)
Tires: 175/80 x 13
Hitch: 2" ball (50mm)
Lighting Connector: 4-Way Flat Wiring Connector

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