Komatsu 95-2 Series Shop Manual page 9

FOREWORD
HOISTING INSTRUCTIONS
HOISTING
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H eavy parts (25 kg or more) must be lifted
with a hoist, etc. In the DISASSEMBLY
AND ASSEMBLY section, every part
weighing 25 kg or more is indicated clearly
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with the symbol
• If a part cannot be smoothly removed from the
machine by hoisting, the following checks
should be made:
1) Check for removal of all bolts fastening the
part to the relative parts.
2) Check for existence of another part causing
interference with the part to be removed.
WIRE ROPES
1) Use adequate ropes depending on the
weight of parts to be hoisted, referring to
the table below:
Wire ropes
(Standard "Z" or "S" twist ropes
without galvanizing)
Rope diameter
mm
10
11.5
12.5
14
16
18
20
22.4
30
40
50
60
# The allowable load value is estimated to be one-
sixth or one-seventh of the breaking strength of
the rope used.
2) Sling wire ropes from the middle portion of the
hook.
Allowable load
kN tons
9.8 1.0
13.7 1.4
15.7 1.6
21.6 2.2
27.5 2.8
35.3 3.6
43.1 4.4
54.9 5.6
98.1 10.0
176.5 18.0
274.6 28.0
392.2 40.0
Slinging near the edge of the hook may cause
the rope to slip off the hook during hoisting, and
a serious accident can result. Hooks have max-
imum strength at the middle portion.
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3) Do not sling a heavy load with one rope alone,
but sling with two or more ropes symmetrically
wound onto the load.
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Slinging with one rope may cause turning
of the load during hoisting, untwisting of
the rope, or slipping of the rope from its
original winding position on the load, which
can result in a dangerous accident.
4) Do not sling a heavy load with ropes forming a
wide hanging angle from the hook.
When hoisting a load with two or more ropes,
the force subjected to each rope will increase
with the hanging angles. The table below
shows the variation of allowable load kN {kg}
when hoisting is made with two ropes, each of
which is allowed to sling up to 9.8 kN {1000 kg}
vertically, at various hanging angles.
When two ropes sling a load vertically, up to
19.6 kN {2000 kg} of total weight can be sus-
pended. This weight becomes 9.8 kN {1000 kg}
when two ropes make a 120° hanging angle.
On the other hand, two ropes are subjected to
an excessive force as large as 39.2 kN {4000
kg} if they sling a 19.6 kN {2000 kg} load at a
lifting angle of 150°.
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