How to Attach a Flag Arranger

When you fly a flag on a winch based internal halyard flagpole, it is necessary to have a flag arranger. Why, you might ask? It is impossible to attach a snap hook to a stainless steel cable. The snap hook attached the flag to the rope on a flagpole. In order to attach a flag to the cable, you need a flag arranger. A flag arranger is a strand of cable the exact height of the flag you would like to fly. For instance, if you fly a 5’x8’ US flag, a 5’ flag arranger is needed. We offer flag arrangers as small as 2’ all the way up to 30’ for a 30’x60’ flag. When flying two flags, two flag arrangers are necessary. 

What Material is a Flag Arranger?

A flag arranger is constructed with ⅛” stainless steel cable with a stainless steel thimble attached at each end and two copper crimps. The flag arranger is then attached to the cable assembly (the stainless steel cable that begins at the winch all the way through the truck to lower and raise the flags) with a quick link. 

If you want to fly a different size flag or add a second flag to your cable-based internal halyard flagpole, the installation of the flag arranger is very simple and the person installing the new flag could simply install the flag arranger when hanging the new flags. 

How to Attach a Flag Arranger

How to install a second flag of the same size with a flag arranger to an existing cable based flagpole.

1. Lower the flag
2. Remove the flag
3. Now you have access to the cable assembly that lives at the top of the flagpole. You will add the new flag arranger above the existing flag arranger. 
4. Detach the current quick link from the end (top) of the cable assembly
5. Attach the new flag arranger to the end (top) of the flag arranger
6. Attach the bottom of the new flag arranger to the top of existing flag arranger
7. Attach snap hooks to the top & second quick links of the new flag arranger installed
8. Attach flags to snap hooks, US on the top flag arranger & other flag on the bottom flag arranger
9. Raise flags

We have most sizes of flag arrangements in stock, so reach out to Custom Flag Company to order a new flag arranger for your flagpole.