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Which is the correct way to make an eye in a wire rope with clips?

Question 1 of 27070

Which is the correct way to make an eye in a wire rope with clips?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Wire rope clips orientation (which side gets the U-bolt vs. the saddle) • The meaning of standing part vs. bitter end of a wire • Common rigging rule said as a short phrase about where to put the saddle

💭 Think About

• Think about which side of the wire rope carries the main load, and which side is just the dead/bitter end • Ask yourself: if the clips crush or damage the wire slightly, would you rather that be on the loaded side or the unloaded side? • Recall the common rigging saying used to remember which side gets the saddle and which side gets the U-bolt

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you clearly understand which is the standing part (live/load side) and which is the bitter end (dead end/tail) • Verify where the saddle of the clip should go and where the U-shaped bolt should go • Eliminate any answer that would put the more damaging side of the clip on the load‑bearing (standing) part of the wire rope

Question 1 of 27070

Which is the correct way to make an eye in a wire rope with clips?

Place the first and third U-bolts on the standing part and the second U-bolt on the bitter end

Place the U-bolts of all clips on the bitter end

Place the first and third U-bolts on the bitter end and the second U-bolt on the standing part

Place the U-bolts of all clips on the standing part

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Which is the correct way to make an eye in a wire rope with clips?

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Question 1 of 27070

Which is the correct way to make an eye in a wire rope with clips?