Cable shearing apparatus and method

A cable shearing apparatus, comprising:

• a cable management assembly configured to engage an extended span of a cable, said cable management assembly comprising a continuous track assembly and a clamping assembly positioned on opposing sides of said cable, said track assembly comprising a powered drive chain, said clamping assembly comprising a plurality of unpowered, guide rollers, said cable management assembly further comprising a clamping actuator configured to laterally move said unpowered, guide rollers of said clamping assembly in relation to said powered drive chain of said track assembly, said clamping actuator configured to move said unpowered, guide rollers of said clamping assembly perpendicularly in relation to said span of said cable;
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• a cable cutting assembly configured to sever said cable, said cable cutting assembly comprising a cutter arm having a changeable blade body, said cable cutting assembly comprising a cutter actuator engaged with said cutter arm, said cable cutting assembly further comprising an upper support block and a lower support block each having a cutter arm channel, said cutter arm being slidably mounted in said cutter arm channel, said cable cutting assembly further comprising a cutter arm pin guide assembly configured to guide lateral movement of said cutter arm during operation, said cutter arm pin guide assembly comprising a plurality of pins which pass through said upper support block and are received in a pin guide channel of said cutter arm.