CommScope Trunk & Distribution Cable - Manual (Page 27)

Drive-Off/Moving Reel Set-Up and Lashing
Trailer Set-Up
Pay the cable off the top of the reel rotating toward the rear of the cable trailer. Use minimal reel braking.
Attaching the Lasher, Set-Up Chute and Cable
Attach a lashing wire clamp to the strand (see Aerial Installation/3.11) far enough from the initial pole to
accommodate a required expansion loop or equipment. Place the lasher on the strand and attach the lashing
wire to the lashing wire clamp.
Position the set-up chute in front of the lasher and attach it to the lasher with a block pusher (or shotgun). Attach
the pull line to the set-up chute or lasher.
Thread the cable through the set-up chute and place the cable in the lasher. Leave sufficient cable tail to
accommodate a loop, splice or equipment. Close the lasher gates.
The cable should move only through the chute. If the pole-line is offset from the reel, observe the cable closely as
it moves through the chute. Cable reel offset may cause the cable to drag on the reel flange and the cable in the
chute to bind.
lasher and set-up chute
are connected with a shuttle
watch set-up chute and
reel for potential binding
cable is pulled and
lashed at the same time
reel pays off
the top
Aerial Installation 3.13
Drive-Off/Moving Reel Set-Up