We took in an Eagle aerial cable lasher last week for repairs. “It wasn’t running smoothly anymore and it needed a few adjustments,” they said.

As it turns out, this lasher is serial number E00109 – built in January 2007 and delivered to the customer. In the intervening 5 years, it looks like it’s run a few thousand miles and gotten into a couple fights!

The drive wheels had grooves worn into the track from the lashing wire, and they weren’t turning well. The drag from the wheels was loading up the gearbox, so we overhauled that too. And we replaced a couple worn shafts and rollers…

After a bit of work, Eagle lasher E00109 is back on the wing and lashing our fiber optic test cable smoothly!

It’s that time of year – maintenance time! Time to have a look at your gear and decide if it’s ready for the coming season, or if you need to put some work into it now. These days, most people are leaning towards repairing the gear they have and making it last a little longer.

DCD Design and our distributor network are here to help assess your gear and get it in for the necessary repairs, whether it’s overhead cable lashing, underground cable installation or horizontal directional drilling/boring.