Instructions for Pulley Installation & Use
The corner pulley and the box pulley, when
used as a corner, should be installed by opening the hinge and
driving 2 or 3 spikes into the ground through the holes in the
hinge (See FIGURE 1). The pulley is then closed over the hinge
toward the inside of the corner. It is a good idea to pound a
slight indentation into the ground with a hammer where the hinge
is to be placed. If the ground is very hard, you can dig a
shallow hole using the claw of your hammer. Placing the hinge in
this way will cause the pulley to be tilted back away from the
corner .
A corner pulley should also be oriented so
that it equally divides the angle that the string will make when
you proceed to the next pulley (See Below FIGURE 2 "Example
A"). If the corner pulley is oriented as shown in
"Example B", the force of the string will sometimes
tilt and twist the pulley in such a way as to allow the lure to
flip the string off the pulley as it goes around the pulley.
When using the box pulley as a corner, the
string can be positively retained by inserting a spike through
both holes located at the two rear corners of the base. The
spikes should be installed through the top and bottom base and
driven into the ground. Caution should be used when driving the
spike into the ground so as not to distort the top base and
prevent the pulley from rotating. Also, the screw eyes can be
removed if the lures catch on them.
BOX PULLEY
A hold down pulley should be used where the
string is not resting on the ground due to variations in the
terrain. It is very important for the safety of the hounds that
the string not be allowed to travel more than an inch or two
above the ground. What you are trying to prevent is the
opportunity for the hounds to pick up the string with their feet
and to become entangled in the string.
BOX & HOLD DOWN IN USE
To install a hold down pulley or to use a box
pulley as a hold down, you simply place the pulley over the
string and hold it in place by driving 4 spikes through the screw
eyes (or the hinge on a box pulley) and into the ground. It is a
good idea to cross the spikes as shown in FIGURE 4.
The process for removing a pulley and the
spikes from the ground should be as follows. Grasp the pulley
base and pull straight up until all spikes have been removed from
the ground (See FIGURE 6). This usually works in most normal soil
conditions, however if the spikes just won't budge, you can use
the claw of a carpenter's hammer to remove each spike
individually. CAUTION: using the pulley top or stainless steel
center section as a handle to remove the spikes from the ground
can bend the axle and render the pulley inoperable.
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