Wow, the prices there and at the next place I looked for components in sizes for 1/4' wire hurt my feelings.
Loose Lifelines
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Wow, the prices there and at the next place I looked for components in sizes for 1/4' wire hurt my feelings.
Wire rope may or may not stretch, but I'd bet a bottle of Mount Gay rum the lines are slack because the stanchions have bent inward. You can replace the wire, but I'd at least eyeball the stanchions to see if they've bent inward enough to correct. While you're there, check for cracks in the bases!
druid
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- Dec 29, 2008
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I'm with Druid - I was about to suggest that you stanchions bent inward, rather than the wire rope stretching.
Take some excedrin before you open the quote. My new lifelines last fall were $1800.
Take some excedrin before you open the quote. My new lifelines last fall were $1800.
Absolutly.
I would probably NOT straighten the stanchions. I would check for cracks.
Lifelines break because of corrosion, not stress. The stanchions bend first. Have few people give them a good close look, consider their age, consider how tight they really need to be, and then shorten if they are sound. And just because the upper may be replaced, you don't need to touch the lower. It is seldom loaded and should last 2x as long.
I would probably NOT straighten the stanchions. I would check for cracks.
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