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We were running several K's of transmission earth cable. Basically, the very small cable you see on top of the transmission towers. Protects the main cables from lightning strikes. We used recovery/load out winches, like the one pictured below. Slightly smaller scale though.
During this particular run, the cable wasn't even sagged/under tension. It was still very "loose", but the sheer weight of it still put a bit of load on the trailer.
At one point, the cable trailer jolted. Me and a workmate just looked at each other. It was pretty clear that there was a terrified "run" look on both of our faces...
PeeBee is spot on. It's amazing how you can become Usain Bolt in a matter of milliseconds. I'm confident I ran an acre paddock in seconds, expecting at any moment for the cable to start swishing around behind me like a steel tornado... But it wasn't to be. Lucky.
One of the strands somewhere on the cable run let go. It was 1 out of 12 strands, but still enough to jolt the system. But even at cable weight only tension, if this thing begins whipping through the air after tension break, it'll slice everything in sight like a sushi knife. Especially human flesh.
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