How To Remove The Base - Straddle Base - Genie Superlift SL-5 Parts & Service Manual

Parts and Service Manual - First Edition
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How to Remove the Base
- Straddle Base
1 Fully lower the carriage.
2 Remove the load handling attachment from the
machine.
3 Using proper lifting
techniques, tilt the
machine back and
rest the loading
wheels against a
sawhorse or other
suitable support.
4 Remove the mounting fastener and retaining
pin from each leg. Then remove the legs from
the machine.
5 Remove the stopper bolt from the adjustable
arm, located inside the base tube. Remove the
adjustable arm from the machine. Repeat for
the other side.
6 Using proper lifting techniques, tilt the machine
to the upright position.
7 Attach an overhead crane to the lifting bracket
on the number 1 mast.
8 Place a sawhorse on the carriage side of the
mast.
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9 Lift the machine slightly and then while lowering
it, guide the machine over onto the sawhorse.
10 Secure the top of the mast to the sawhorse.
11 Attach an overhead crane to the base and lift
the machine enough to slide a second
sawhorse under the mast, next to the base.
12 Remove the mounting fasteners from the mast
brace to the base. Repeat for the other side.
13 Remove the base mounting fasteners. Then
remove the base from the machine.
Genie Superlift
Section 6 - Repair Procedures
BASE ASSEMBLY
Crushing hazard. The machine
will fall unless it is properly
supported with the overhead
crane.
Crushing hazard. The machine
will fall unless it is properly
supported with the overhead
crane.
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