Safety Chain Connection - MULTIQUIP WM-90PE Operation Manual

WM-90 PLASTER/MORTAR MIXER — SAFETY CHAIN CONNECTION
CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION
CAUTION CAUTION
NEVER! tow the mixer with the safety chain removed.
The safety chain is intended to prevent complete
separation of the mixer from the towing vehicle in the
event of a tow bar failure.
Reference Figure 2 for the installation of the safety chain .
Tow Bar to Mixer Connection
1. Insert the tow bar through the round opening at the bottom
of the mixer stand.
Align the hole on the tow bar with the hole on the mixer
frame, and insert 1/2-inch bolt through tow bar and frame.
Secure tow bar to frame with 1/2-inch nylock nut. Tighten
to 40 ft.-lbs.
Figure 2 Tow Bar and Safety Chain Installation
WM-90 PLASTER/MORTAR MIXER — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #1 (08/10/04) — PAGE 13
Always Tow with
a Safety Chain
2. Route the safety chain through the holes just above the
tow bar, located on each side of the mixer stand.
Loop the chain together and place under the tow bar.
Secure the loop with the connector link.
3. extend the safety chain along the length of the tow bar,
looping it through the tow bar's connector link. Remove
any excess chain slack.
4. Connect the free end of (connector link) the safety chain
to the towing vehicle. Remember it is critical that the
length of the chain be properly adjusted, to prevent the
draw bar and the front of the mixer stand from dropping
to the the ground (contact) in the event the draw bar
becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle.
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DO NOT tow the mixer unless the mixing drum is
completely empty. ALWAYS make sure the drum latch
pin is fully engaged to the right (Figure 3) of the drum
stop block. This will keep the drum from rotating.
Figure 3. Drum Latch Pin
(Tow or Locked Position)
Drum Saftey
when Towing