Lifting & Placing - Grizzly G0751 Owner's Manual

Lifting & Placing
Straining or crushing injury
may occur from improperly
lifting machine or some of
its parts. To reduce this risk,
get help from other people
and use a fork lift (or other
lifting equipment) rated for
weight of this machine.
a forklift, lifting strap, and at least two additional
people are required to lift and place this machine
(refer to Needed for Setup on Page 13 for specif-
ics).
To lift and place this machine:
1.
remove top crate from shipping pallet.
2.
With machine still bolted to pallet, move
machine to prepared location.
3.
Lower headstock to lowest point (refer to
Headstock Movement on Page 22 for
detailed instructions).
4.
Make sure headstock lock bolts are tight after
lowering headstock.
5. Lower table to lowest point (refer to Table
Movement beginning on Page 23 for detailed
instructions).
Note: Steps 3 and 5 lower machine center of
gravity to increase stability when lifting.
-16-
HEAVY LIFT!
6. Wrap lifting strap twice around column under
headstock as shown in Figure 7. this will
help keep it from slipping.
Safety
Hook
Figure 7. Lifting strap wrapped twice around
column and headstock.
7.
attach strap to safety hook above machine,
as illustrated in Figure 7.
8.
Unbolt machine from pallet.
9.
With the help of other people to steady the
load, lift machine enough to clear pallet,
remove pallet, then lower machine in place.
Model G0751 (Mfg. Since 1/13)
Lifting
Strap