How to Pull Cable With a Greenlee

Fish the pull rope through the wiring conduit or cable race, then loop it over the sheave at the front of the Greenlee puller's boom. For an up-pull (cable pulled up from the floor), run the rope over top of the boom. For a down-pull (cable pulled down from the ceiling), run the rope just below the boom.

Wind the rope around the capstan on the left side of the puller. Start at the angled flange against the body of the puller and wrap the rope three or four times toward the outside of capstan. Pull the free end of the rope through the right-angle sheave behind the capstan.

Select your desired pull speed, either fast (22 to 26 feet per minute) or slow (11 to 13 feet per minute). Use the selector switch on the power box, located on the right side of the puller in front of the motor. Place the foot pedal switch 2 to 3 feet to the left of the right-angle sheave.

Pick up the free end of the pull rope in both hands and pull on it lightly to apply tension to the capstan. Turn on the puller with the foot switch.

Pull the rope through the right-angle sheave with just enough tension to keep it moving smoothly over the capstan. If the rope begins to climb the flange on the capstan, pull with less force on the rope until it settles toward the outside of the capstan. Stop the puller and add another wrap around the capstan if the rope becomes too difficult to pull through the right-angle sheave.

Release the foot switch and stop the motor when the cable emerges from the conduit and rolls onto the sheave at the front of the boom.