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placement over geographical obstacles, such as bodies of water, ravines, or treacherous terrain. It can perform interfer-ence-free, overlashing with no modification. It has a positive slip-free drive (no belts) that was tested in excess of 1 million cycles between failures. Its design allows for easy handling, and its manual clutch makes for speedy span transfers. The C2 Lasher is a compact tool made for lashing smaller

diameter aerial cables. It is well suited for new construction or cable overlashing up to a full 1 7 /

8 -inch bundle capacity. The C2 has a style strand lock that swings out of the way for unobstructed overlashing. It also features a simple wire rout-ing that yields either “normal” or “loose” tension. It also has a removable front handle that provides an opening of 2 1 /

16 inches to allow for smooth overlashing to an existing bundle. The J2 Lasher can lash single or multiple aerial cable bundles up to 3 inches in diameter on a suspension strand of 1 /

4 inch to 7 /

16 inches. The tool has an all-range tensioning device to optimize strand traction and high strength front and rear gates for tighter cable lashing. The J2 features a built-in mechanical brake to prevent unintended reversal and an automatic drum lock for easy span transfer.

The G Lasher is the largest of GMP’s lashers and is de-signed to lash large single or combination aerial cables from 2 to 5 inches to a supporting strand. It provides nominal spacing of 16 1 /

2 inches between wraps. It has a pulling mechanism that pivots around the axis of the rear driving roller that applies the right amount of hold-down force for lashing large-diameter cables.

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