Am I my cable's keeper?

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You bet you are!

When you're you're

Contraction of you are.

you're you are
you're be using the M88A1's boom to lift something, it's it's

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.

it's it is or it has
it's be ~have up to you to keep the lift straight.

If you try to make the lift from a sideways angle, a lot of stress is placed on the cable keeper Keeper may mean:

A curator as, for example, at the British Museum.
A menstrual cup.
In some sports, a player who protects a goal, see Goalkeeper.
A warder or guardian.
A gamekeeper.
A lighthouse keeper
A zookeeper at a zoo.

. The two bolts holding the keeper in place can shear shear: see strength of materials.

Shear

A straining action wherein applied forces produce a sliding or skewing type of deformation. and the cable comes off the pulleys. Boy, is that dangerous!

So when making a lift, keep the cable nice and straight. With the keeper protected, that cable will stay stable!

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Date:	Oct 1, 2007
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