FK-507 FG3 Steel-Cable Guided Fall Arrester Carriage

The FK-507 FG3 is PGTEC's dedicated steel-cable guided fall arrester carriage, certified to EN 353-1 and intended for continuous vertical climbing along a permanent pre-tensioned galvanized guide cable on ladders, towers and maintenance masts where rope is not durable enough for daily heavy use. The carriage body is a silver die-cast aluminium housing with navy-blue rubber side covers, and a spring-loaded toothed cam engages the 8 mm steel guide cable the instant downward acceleration is detected, arresting the climber within a fraction of a metre and capping peak force below 6 kN. A short stitched webbing tail with a large forged steel snap hook links the carriage to the dorsal D-ring of an EN 361 harness, and the carriage rolls smoothly on upper and lower sheaves as the climber ascends or descends, so no manual re-hooking is ever needed. The FG3 is the recommended carriage for PGTEC's 8 mm galvanized guide-cable kits on wind-turbine internal ladders, transmission towers, ship-to-shore cranes and tall industrial ventilation stacks, and it accepts optional intermediate cable brackets that keep the guide line stable even in high wind. At 550 g the carriage is light on the rope yet tough enough for daily commercial climbing, and PGTEC backs it with a five-year warranty, annual inspection guidance and spare cam kits.