Posted By sezm2105 Hi All, When laying cables or decommission old equipment our operatives are required to "pull" cables through troughing, when laying the cables on a new installation this can be eliminated (if the work area is accessible) by feeding the cable of a drum direct into the open trough. However when removing the cables it is not always practicable to open the trough and therefore the operatives have to engage in "cable pulling" This is resulting in a rise in manual handling injuries.. which I am trying to drive down. I would love to eliminate having to manually pull the cables. Does anyone know of any machinery or mechanical aid which would be able to assist the operatives track side. The cables vary in size and diameter and the work area can be restricted... Any thoughts, idea or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Posted By Neil R You can get winch cables and motors now that have cable end attachments. Saw some guys using one on a site last month, he set it up, connected to the end of the cable to be pulled and turned it on, fantastic. Check your local hire shops, his was hired but don't know who from.