Patent ID: 8616530

Claim:
A method for reeving a hoisting cable of a crane, in which a lower block is held by the hoisting cable, the lower block being configured to hold a load to be transported that is suspended from the lower block, wherein the hoisting cable is guided over a first jib cable pulley on a jib from a one-strand operating cable mode to a two-strand operating mode, wherein, in the one-strand operating mode, an end of the hoisting cable is detachably connected to the lower block, and wherein, in the two-strand operating mode, the hoisting cable is guided over a lower block cable pulley which has the lower block, wherein said method comprises: guiding a first end of an auxiliary cable over the lower block cable pulley, a second end of the auxiliary cable being configured to connect to the end of the hoisting cable over the lower block cable pulley, guiding the first end of the auxiliary cable over a second jib cable pulley on the jib, connecting the first end of the auxiliary cable to the lower block, letting down the lower block such that a weight of the lower block causes the end of the hoisting cable which is connected to the auxiliary cable to be pulled around the lower block cable pulley and to approach the jib as the lower block is let down further, and connecting the end of the hoisting cable to the jib.