Wire Rope Drum Diagram. 3 winch drum the winch drum is the cylinder on which the wire rope is stored. Wire rope drum is a part of crane hoisting mechanism which is for winding steel wire rope as a winch to carry out hoisting tasks.
When a wire rope is to be used take out the required length of wire and range a good length of wire on the deck. Wire ropes might also die prematurely because of mechanical or structural damages the wire rope equivalents of being run over by a bus. A vareity of dead end fittings.
Construction of the rope.
To be fit for purpose it must also ensure other features like resistance to side loads flexibility handling and stability. Two types of hoist drums used for spooling wire rope are as follows. A natural fibre rope should be stoppered with a natural fibre stopper. Galvanized aircraft cable designed specifically for load capacity of 3000 lb.