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PSA: My foreman in Philly told me to always double-check the governor rope tension before a full load test, and it saved a huge headache yesterday when we found a frayed section.
We were about to test a 12-story retrofit in the old bank building on Market Street, and his advice made us spot a weak spot that could have snapped under the 2500-pound test weight, so what's the one piece of job-site advice you swear by?
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amy_anderson5mo ago
@victor779's right though, have you ever had a guy tell you to just "feel it out" instead of checking the manual and it actually worked out? I bet that foreman's been burned by someone skipping the visual check too.
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violar357mo ago
My old foreman in Chicago used to say the same thing about governor ropes, but I've seen more issues come from over-tightening than from wear. Putting too much stress on a cable can hide problems until it's too late. I always do a visual check first, then a hand-pull test for tension. The manual's torque specs are there for a reason, and I stick to them.
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