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An overhaul hook ball, also known as an overhaul ball or headache ball, is a heavy weight that is attached to the end of a crane's cable, above the
An overhaul hook ball, also known as an overhaul ball or headache ball, is a heavy weight that is attached to the end of a crane's cable, above the lifting hook
A lifting hook is a device for grabbing and lifting loads by means of a device such as a Hoist (device), hoist or crane (machine), crane. A lifting hook is usually equipped with a safety latch to prevent the disengagement of the lifting wire rope ...
. It is used to keep the cable under sufficient tension even when no load is attached. Although commonly spherical as the name suggests, overhaul balls may also be ellipsoidal or cylindrical.
Overhaul balls should be distinguished from wrecking balls, which although superficially similar looking, are different and serve a different purpose.
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