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6.02 - 6.03EYES can be made in the end of wire rope by splicing, but this is avery difficult and time consuming task. A much easier way is to use severalU-bolts to secure the eye.An excellent compromise between the tremendous strength of a splicedeye and the speed of making an eye with U-bolts is a folded eye. It is madeby unlaying the end of the wire rope into two strands approximately equal insize. As the cable is unlayed it retains its form, leaving a channel wheretheotierhalfhadbeen. Unlay the cable for about three feet, then fold theends around in opposite directions to form an eye. Carefully lay the strandsback together again to complete the eye, then clamp the rfm&ing pigtail offlmble with a U-bolt. (See illustration,)A hook can be placed in this Qpe of eye by threading the two strandsthrough the hole in the hook from opposite directions before rejoining thetwo halves.Short sections of wire cable, perhaps 8 feet (2.5 meters) to 15 feet(4.5 meters) in length, are much more valuable when traveling in convoy tnanasinglegreatlength. They save handling unneeded cable and can be readilystored.TO JOIN LOOPS in the ends of cables which have no hooks, put one looptl-mugh theother andthen secure itwithaheavyrcd suchas atireiron,jack handle, wrench or some other convenient item. As long as a strain ismaintained on the cable this joint will hold well. @ee illus+tration,)KINKED WIRE CAB~whichl~asbeenpulledti~twillbe~~weakerthan the rest of the cable. Cut out the kinked section and make two shortercables; there is no practical way of salvaging a kinked section of cable.,b6.03 Storage of Wire RopeSince wire rope is not very flexible, storage often becomes a problem.On soms cars the front bumper can be used for storage. On a band-Rover, forexample,agreatlen@hofwirercpe canbewoundinafigure 8 around-theends of the front bumper.If cable is stored on the front bumper, be sure that it cannot hangdawn and get snagged on a rock or scme other obstacle. The cable is veryslxong, andcoulddo considerable damageto the carbeforethe vehicle stoppedor the obstacle was torn away.Wire rope can also be carried conveniently by wrapping around a wheelrim. On cars where space is provided for more than one spare tire, this maybe a useful way to carry cable. On a truck with flat sides, two wheels canbeattached so that wire rope canbewrapped aroundthemin afiw 8.On a Land-,tiver, where the spare tire is carried on the hood, itis often canvenienttowinda short cable xroundthe sparetire.If the cable is not often needed in a Land-Rover station wagon, itcan be wrapped around the backs of the rear seats, between the seats and theW&l..