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DRAG CABLE [5 records]

Record 1 2017-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

In cable logging, to drag logs up to the main line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
OBS

manœuvre de chargement : Opération qui consiste à hisser les grumes vers le câble tracteur principal.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Road Construction Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Couplings (Mechanical Components)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
CONT

You now need to adjust the clutch. Clearance in the clutch control cable is essential, their should ideally be 1. 5 mm of free movement between the lever and its housing. Too tight and the clutch will drag and too little the clutch will not release properly and slip will occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
CONT

Pour éviter les chocs de crabots ou les changements trop lents, il est nécessaire de respecter une garde d'embrayage minimale, mais sans excès : la course de la fourchette d'embrayage après le point de contact de l'embrayage en fin de course de débrayage du piston du cylindre récepteur. Cette garde est réglée par 1,5 à 2 tours de la tige de la fourchette d'embrayage. Le réglage effectué, il suffit de compenser l'usure lente du disque d'embrayage.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuous Handling
CONT

With one of the largest 8 Bobbin closing machines in the world, 120 metric tons, we can manufacture 6 or 8 strand ropes up to 7"(178 mm) diameter, 12"(305 mm) cable laid ropes, and extremely long single lengths of rope such as 29, 000’(8800 meters) of 2"(51 mm) diameter. These specialized capabilities allow us to supply some of the largest equipment in use today including drag line excavators and long cable belt conveyor systems.

Key term(s)
  • cable belt conveyer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention continue

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Manutención continua
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