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Switched from rope to drum for a 15-stop mod and will never go back
I always used rope governors on modernizations because that's what I learned on, but last week I did a 15-stop hydraulic in an old office building in Des Moines and swapped to a drum type. The drum was way easier to adjust and I didn't have to fight with fraying rope near the sheave. Has anyone else made the jump and noticed a big difference in setup time?
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kimblack15d ago
That Des Moines building on Grand Ave? I did one there back in 2018 and the rope governor was a total nightmare because some previous guy had wrapped it backwards. But is a drum really that much faster or are we talking like a 10 minute difference? I've seen guys spend an hour fussing with drum adjustments too, especially if the sheave is old and has a groove worn in it. Rope is rope, it gets frayed, but that's what a good shear cutter and some patience is for. Maybe I'm just stuck in my ways, but every switch I've seen someone make ended up with them still wrestling with something else, just different problems.
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wyattramirez15d ago
Gotta call out one thing - fraying near the sheave is usually a sign the rope isn't sitting right in the groove or the sheave itself is worn out, not really a rope vs drum thing. New rope on a clean sheave shouldn't fray like that no matter what type you use. I switched to drum a few years back and yeah setup time dropped maybe 20 minutes once you get the hang of the tension adjustment, but it's not night and day. The real win for me was not having to worry about rope twist as much, especially on tight jobs with a lot of 90s. Still keep a rope governor in the truck for the old timers who swear by em though.
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