Grips Clips And Clamps

A wire rope clamp (sometimes called a clip) is used to secure the loose end of the loop back to the wire rope. It usually consists of a U-bolt, a forged saddle, and two nuts. Two layers of wire rope are placed on the U-bolts. Then slide the saddle over the rope and attach to the bolts (the saddle includes two holes for the U-bolts). Nuts hold the unit in place. The wire rope is usually terminated using two or more clips depending on the diameter. A 2" (50.8 mm) diameter rope may require as many as eight. There is an old saying: "A dead horse is without a saddle". This means that when installing the clips, the saddle portion of the assembly should be placed on the load bearing or "live" side of the cable, not the non-load bearing or "live" side of the cable. The "no power" side