Glossary · Drum handling
overall drum width
Width over the flanges; sets fork length and vehicle space.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | overall drum width | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | makara dış genişliği | HES Kablo Teknik Bilgiler (maker's catalogue) |
| Deutsch | Gesamtbreite | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | totale haspelbreedte | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | total trumbredd | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | largeur hors tout | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | anchura total de la bobina | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | samlet tromlebredde | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | total trommelbredde | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | ulkoleveys | Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas p. 6 (maker's catalogue) |
| Italiano | larghezza totale della bobina | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | lățimea totală a tamburului | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | całkowita szerokość bębna | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | celková šířka bubnu | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | полная ширина барабана | our own translation (typical practice) |
Related terms
flange · returnable drum · rewinding · rolling direction arrow · spindle (axle) · spindle plate · spreader bar · steel drum
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- HES Kablo: HES Kablo, product catalogue (owner's copy, 2026 sonra/Enerji_Katalog.pdf), "Teknik Bilgiler" (maker's catalogue)
- Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas: Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas / Drum handling guidelines (Finnish and English) (maker's catalogue)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.