[AC Darois Electric]

I am thinking of buying one of these Greenlee 629 set screw type wire pulling grips. I have mostly used the basket type grips and have never used one of the set screw type. Does anyone have any experience with them. It appears as far as the specifications that they would work on wire up to 350's. Has any one had any issues with them? Are they strong? Will they stay on when using them on long heavy pulls? Any input would be helpful. Thanks

 

[LGLS]

Once you use them you'll never go back to baskets again.

 

[rather_large_ben]

I've never had those pull off, I have had the basket type come loose though. Put a wrap of tape around where the set screws are when that thing is floating around in the work truck to keep from loosing the set screws

 

[AC Darois Electric]

Thanks guys, am I correct that they will work on wire up to 350s? The specs on it only say the opening is 5/8 and stripped 350s are somewhere around that size. Are you guys stripping the insulation before inserting the wire into the grip and tightening the set screws?

 

[AC Darois Electric]

I was thinking I could use the grips on wire with a bigger outside diameter than 5/8 by cutting a few strands to get the cable to fit into the receptacle in the grip.

 

[AllWIRES]

Way better then baskets. Second the tape on the set screws. That's the only problem I see with them, easy to lose the screws. I always strip the wires and for the biggins I just chop a few strands.

 

[gilbequick]

Yes strip the wire and insert the bare copper into the grips then clamp it down.

I've had kellums come loose, never those with the set screws though.

My favorite grips are the Maxis grips, kellum+spikes that dig into the wire, plus they're fast as can be. No stripping involved. 1 person can set up a head in just a couple minutes.

 

[ampman]

Thanks guys, am I correct that they will work on wire up to 350s? The specs on it only say the opening is 5/8 and stripped 350s are somewhere around that size. Are you guys stripping the insulation before inserting the wire into the grip and tightening the set screws?

I've pulled 600's with mine before just got to give the wire a haircut

 

[AC Darois Electric]

I've looked at the Maxis grips and they look like some of the best just really pricey for a full set. Has any of you guys had issues with the set screw type with aluminum wire?

 

[Skipbayless]

Can someone post a picture of one of these connected to wire next time they use it? You just put each wire inside and tighten down the set screws? No tape or anything? Interesting...

 

[Cow]

My favorite grips are the Maxis grips, kellum+spikes that dig into the wire, plus they're fast as can be. No stripping involved. 1 person can set up a head in just a couple minutes.

Our shop bought one of these kits a couple years ago and everyone loves it too. It saves some serious time!

 

[LGLS]

I was thinking I could use the grips on wire with a bigger outside diameter than 5/8 by cutting a few strands to get the cable to fit into the receptacle in the grip.

Yes, to pull you strip the insulation off and only grip onto the conductors. If you're pulling 500's, use a pipecutter to ring off the entire outer layer of strands.

 

[Nom Deplume]

When I use them with wire too large to fit, I bend the outer strands back and trim the inner strands, then bend the outer strands back so it fits into the grip.
This way there isn't a shoulder that could get caught on a coupling.

 

[AC Darois Electric]

Thanks for the input everybody it truly helps. I'll be picking one up soon, seems like it could replace a few different size basket type grips.

 

[LGLS]

I don't have a picture, but if I showed you the size grip we use to pull an 864 fiber optic cable through thousands of feet of duct, you'd shi+ your pants in disbelief. Those puppies are the cat's meow.

 

[gilbequick]

Yes, to pull you strip the insulation off and only grip onto the conductors. If you're pulling 500's, use a pipecutter to ring off the entire outer layer of strands.

When I use them with wire too large to fit, I bend the outer strands back and trim the inner strands, then bend the outer strands back so it fits into the grip.
This way there isn't a shoulder that could get caught on a coupling.

When I use the set screw grips I use a pipe cutter like said above. It makes for a super clean cut that you don't have to trim anything up when done or make sure nothing is going to catch. Plus it's really quick and easy.