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Shoutout to the crew that helped me with a stuck governor in Cincinnati last month
We were on a 15-story traction job and the governor rope just wouldn't seat right. Their lead guy, Mike, spotted a tiny burr on the sheave groove I'd missed. Anyone run into something similar on a newer Montgomery unit?
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abby_cooper4mo ago
Read that NTSB report on Mill Creek too. Wild how something so tiny could take down a whole system. I swear those newer Montgomery units have tighter tolerances than the old stuff, so a burr you'd barely feel with your fingernail can be a real problem. Mike finding that thing saved you a headache for sure.
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lee186mo ago
Honestly, a tiny burr causing that much trouble? Seems a bit overblown. Those governor ropes are tough. I've seen them run with way worse wear and not bind up. Maybe it was already on the edge and that was the final straw, but calling it out like a major find feels like making a mountain out of a molehill.
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finley_shah646mo ago
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rowan_reed686mo ago
Remember the 2018 Mill Creek incident? The NTSB report said a 0.5mm burr on the sheave caused the exact same failure.
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