Kirkpatrick Wire Rope Lubrication Systems are designed so that in only one application wire rope can have its surface and groove pattern scraped clean of product build-up and grit while at the same time new lubricant is uniformly applied to the newly cleaned surface and injected into the internal strands. This is accomplished as the wire rope passes through a 100% pressurized immersion in the Seal Lubrication Chamber. Much of the moisture trapped in the internal strands is displaced and replaced with the newly applied wire rope coating. Systems are available for both low and high viscosity coatings.
Each system comes complete with one diameter Seal and Scraper Plate Kit and one diameter and lay Groove Cleaner Kit, as well as the required components necessary to commence immediate operation. The customer must specify the diameter Seal and Groove Cleaner Kits required as part of their complete system components at the time they place their order. The user is responsible for providing the air source and enough lubricant to accomplish the task at hand. Recommended air pressure settings for various wire rope travel speeds in conjunction with lubricant consumption rates are provided in a detailed operating manual included with each system.
Additional wire rope diameters require (optional) corresponding diameter Seal and Scraper Plate Kits as well as Groove Cleaner Kits apart from that provided with the complete system. Groove Cleaners are recommended in the event that the user’s wire rope has a heavy coat of foreign material entrapped in the groove pattern and/or on the surface of the wire rope. A heavy surface coating limits penetration of new product being applied to the wire rope. All Seal and Scraper Plate Kits / Groove Cleaner Kits are easily interchangeable. The Seal Kits slip easily into corresponding configured sides of the Lubrication Collar while the Groove Cleaners snap directly into the matching groove pattern of the wire rope. Smooth Bore Groove
