The wire rope is ok and operating with a 3.5:1 safety factor at the 18k load. Regardless, we are reevaluating the complete winch system (shackles, sheaves, etc.).
They aren't in a position to cause injury. 3DDave, we will look into your suggestions to buy us a little time. We are trying to get replacements as soon as possible.
Many thanks to all for the replies.
Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Unfortunately, we have six more of these in service that we are trying to find replacements for. We can't provide forced lubrication to try to extend the life of the driven end, but we could pull the gearbox off and grease the splines to try to 'band aid' the...
I'm trying to determine what went wrong with a custom hydraulic winch we had in service.
The winch drum is connected to the frame by an 80x74 DIN 5482, 18NiCrMo5 annealed, case hardened shaft on the dead end, supported by a spherical roller bearing. There is an internally splined bushing...
