MSI M-4000 Cable Lasher

This used MSI M-4000 cable lasher is a strand-driven aerial lashing machine pulled from a regional utility contractor's equipment yard. It is designed to travel along a messenger strand while spinning a wire cage that binds telecommunications or power cable to that strand at a controlled pitch, a task central to overhead outside plant construction and maintenance. The M-4000 uses a geared traction drive to move itself forward on the strand, with an operator-adjustable lashing wire tensioner that keeps wrap spacing uniform along varying spans. Its frame is built from weather resistant components suited to repeated outdoor use, and the rotor cage accepts common spool sizes of galvanized lashing wire. The unit shows expected wear from field use but functions correctly through its drive and rotor systems. This lasher is well suited to telephone, cable television, and fiber optic contractors performing new aerial cable installs or upgrading existing strand attachments. It is offered as a cost effective option for crews that need working equipment without paying new-unit pricing, and it can be put back into service quickly after routine inspection.