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2. USS Kailua - Wikipedia

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   The ship had a 20 ft (6.1 m) diameter, 8 ft (2.4 m) high cable storage tank and two 18 in (0.5 m) bow sheaves with a modified cargo winch for cable operations. For the dual role of cable work and supply ship for the Commercial Pacific Cable Company's remote island stations there were two cargo holds and room for twelve passengers. [ 11 ]

3. Come-along - Wikipedia

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   A similar heavy-duty unit with a combination chain and cable became available in 1935 that was used by railroads, but lacked the success of the cable-only type units. [ 1 ] A similar tool to a come-along is a cable puller , which does not have a drum and ratchet but directly grips the cable, allowing unlimited lengths of wire rope to be used.

4. Cable jetting - Wikipedia

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   Cable jetting is the process of blowing a cable through a duct while simultaneously pushing the cable into the duct. Compressed air is injected at the duct inlet and flows through the duct and along the cable at high speed. (Preferably, no suction pig is used at the cable head.) The high speed air propels the cable due to drag forces and ...

5. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Come-along – Lever operated, portable ratchet winch; Crane (machine) – Type of machine; Crawler (rigging) Hook – Tool used to grab onto, connect, or attach to something; Hoist (device) – Device used for lifting or lowering a load; Jack (device) – Mechanical lifting device; Knot – Method of fastening or securing linear material

6. Winch - Wikipedia

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   The winch is either controlled with a detachable cable, a button inside the car or wireless remote. Older vehicles may have a PTO winch, controlled via the car's transmission, a secondary clutch maybe used so the vehicle does not need to be moving while winching. Some winches are powered by the pressure generated in the hydraulic steering system.

7. Reel - Wikipedia

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   A reel is a tool used to store elongated and flexible objects (e.g. yarns/cords, ribbons, cables, hoses, etc.) by wrapping the material around a cylindrical core known as a spool. Many reels also have flanges (known as the rims ) around the ends of the spool to help retain the wrapped material and prevent unwanted slippage off the ends.