Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for a load lifting system.

A rope grab device for a portable power driven system adapted for advancing a rope includes an essentially circular rope grab, wherein the rope grab is adapted to, during operation, engage the rope along at least a section of a circumference of the rope grab. The rope grab device also includes a securing device comprising a leaver portion, a first roller arranged at one end of the leaver portion for guiding an unloaded end of the rope and an anchoring point arranged at the opposite end of the leaver portion adapted for receiving an anchoring force from a load connectable to the portable power driven system. The leaver portion is attached with a hinged connection arranged between the one end and the opposite end to the rope grab device and is adapted to, by means of the first roller, exert a pressure to the rope for forcing the roped towards the rope grab at a portion of the section where the rope, during operation, is engaging the rope grab upon applying the anchoring force on the anchoring point.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for a load lifting system.

A rack system which includes a rack frame and at least one reservoir for housing at least one rack-mounted immersion case is disclosed. The rack frame is configured to slidably accommodate racking and de-racking operations of the at least one rack-mounted immersion case. The at least one collapsible reservoir, which is configured to store a fluid therein, is fluidly connected to the at least one rack-mounted immersion case, has a first portion fixedly connected to the at least one rack-mounted immersion case, and a second portion fixedly connected to the rack frame. The at least one collapsible reservoir is configured to respectively collapse and expand along a racked space and a de-racked space, the racked and de-racked spaces being defined between a backplane of the at least one rack-mounted immersion case and a backplane of the rack frame, the de-racked space being larger than the racked space.

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for removing or installing a pitch bearing of a wind turbine. The method includes installing a first pulley block at an up-tower location of the wind turbine and configuring a second pulley block with the pitch bearing. A pulley cable is routed from a ground location over the first pulley block to the second pulley block such that the second pulley block is configured to slide along the pulley cable. The method also includes rotating the pitch bearing to a tilted position. Thus, the method further includes lowering or lifting the pitch bearing in the tilted position so as to prevent the pitch bearing from colliding with the tower.

A hoist system for hoisting an object onto an all-terrain vehicle having a first vehicle end and a second vehicle end includes a winch configured for mounting on the vehicle at the first vehicle end. A cable may be engaged by the winch. The cable may have sufficient length to extend from the winch over the vehicle beyond the second vehicle end. At least one overhead cable guide assembly may be configured for mounting in upward-standing relationship on the vehicle between the first vehicle end and the second vehicle end. The at least one overhead cable guide assembly may support the cable. An all-terrain vehicle having a hoist system is also disclosed.

The pulley comprises a securing head and a first flange. A first shaft extends from the first flange. A second flange and a sheave are mounted rotatable around the first shaft with respect to the first flange. A rod is fixed to the first flange and mounted movable between a first position and a second position with a first movement. In the first position, the rod engages with the second flange to keep the second flange in the first position. In the second position, the rod allows rotation of the second flange. A blanking plate is fixed on the second flange and mounted movable between a first position and a second position with a second movement different from the first movement. The blanking plate partially covers the rod to prevent movement of the rod from the first position to the second position.

A pulley block that includes a first side plate, a second side plate and an axle received in the first side plate and the second side plate. The axle is fixed with the first side plate and in a floating relationship with the second side plate such that the second side plate is retained on the axle and capable of rotating around the axle. The axle defines a central opening configured for receiving a soft shackle and a pulley supported on the axle between the first side plate and the second side plate in a longitudinal direction of the axle. The pulley is configured for receiving a winch line around an outer perimeter thereof. Also a method of installing a winch line on such a pulley block.

A snatch ring for off-road vehicle recovery has an annular core and an outer sheave. The outer sheave has an outer winch line groove and the annular core and the outer sheave are concentric. The annular core is rotatably engaged to the outer sheave so that the annular core and the outer sheave can rotate with respect to each other about an axis of rotation. The annular core has an anchor loop passage therethrough.

A positioning and compensation system for a tubular element to be connected to a drill string includes a gripping arm assembly with a gripping device which holds the tubular element in a position for connection to the drill string, and a load supporting and compensating arrangement which supports at least a portion of a load of the tubular element. The load supporting and compensating arrangement includes a cylinder unit having a piston, a winch, a sheave which is connected to the gripping arm assembly, and a wire. The wire is arranged to run around the sheave with a first end being connected to the piston and a second end being connected to the winch. The winch and the cylinder unit are each arranged in a respective elevated position compared to a position of the sheave. The cylinder unit maintains a minimum tension in the wire.