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M270 Pulley System
corsutton
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Posted: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 11:28 AM UTC
Does anyone have a drawing of how the cables on the MLRS boom are routed. I have looked at several photos online and am having a hard time figuring where they go. I know there are a total of 3 dropping runs and three rising runs. I can't figure out where or how they go around the pulleys in the boom (the pulleys in the hook assembly are easy to see). Also, where does the cable terminate? Again, I can tell it goes up over the farthest back pulley towards the winch box, but I can't tell where it is actually terminated.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 05:55 PM UTC
I don't have a drawing, but I think I can explain it. Looking from the top of the LLM and with the booms away from you, the cable starts at the square box that covers the winch. It comes out a hole in the fight front and then goes over the boom pully, down to the hook pulley and up to the next boom pully, repeat to the last boom pulley. Once it comes around the last hook pulley, it attaches to the underside of the boom by a clipand bolt next to the boom pulley on the left side. Hope that helps explain it better.
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