Attachment_Specification_Revised_NRMAH0001700341_WIRE_PMEL.pdf

ATTACHMENT SPECIFICATIONS WIRE ROPE

The contractor shall furnish wire rope which meets the following specifications:

3/8" Wire Rope Specifications:

1. Wire Rope shall be 3/8" diameter; galvanized 3 X 19 improved plow steel.

2. Wire rope shall be of low rotation construction.

3. Wire shall have a watertight polypropylene orange jacketing with outside diameter of 0.5", +0.016"-0.012"

4. Wire shall be impregnated with plastic so that the three strands are locked in plastic.

5. Wire rope shall be centered in plastic jacket with maximum off-center tolerance of 0.016".

6. Wire rope shall have a minimum breaking strength of 12,500 pounds.

7. Wire will be ordered and shall be delivered in lengths that are multiples of 715 meters.

A variation of plus 1% or minus 0% is allowable. One length per reel.

8. Wire shall be provided on heavy-duty wooden reels. Specifications follow:

a) Size: 30”x23”x12”

b) Reel drive pinhole 1” diameter, 5” from center, both sides

c) Reel head 5/4” boards, 2 ply, (actual head thickness, 2”) with wood laid perpendicular to each other and securely nailed. Nail heads shall be countersunk below the surface of the wood.

d) Headboards shall have hole of 3” diameter.

e) Barrel shall have ¾” thick wood staves mortised into reel head.

f) Reel shall be assembled with four 3/8” diameter steel bolts having cup washers on each end. Bolt shall be trimmed flush with nut.

g) Reels must be Heat Treated and so marked to meet international shipping standards.