Minnesota Administrative Rules

5207.0050 WIRE ROPE CLIPS.

Subpart 1.

Location of U-bolts.

Wire rope clips attached with U-bolts shall have the U-bolts on the dead or short end of the rope.

Subp. 2.

Clip construction.

Clips shall be made of drop forged steel. All nuts on the clip bolts of a newly installed rope shall be retightened after the first hour of service.

Subp. 3.

Clip spacing.

Spacing and number of clips shall be in accordance with the table below:

Rope Diameter (inches)		Number of Clips Drop Forged		Minimum Spacing (inches)
1/8			2	3/4
3/16			2	1-1/8
1/4			2	1-1/2
5/16			2	1-7/8
3/8			2	2-1/4
7/16			2	2-5/8
1/2			3	3
5/8			3	3-3/4
3/4			4	4-1/2
7/8			4	5-1/4
1			5	6
1-1/8			6	6-1/4
1-1/4			6	7-1/2
1-3/8			7	8-1/4
1-1/2			7	9

Statutory Authority:

MS s 182.655

History:

12 SR 634

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008