Fall Stop Assembly; Bottom Block, Load Wheel And Suspension Hook - R&M STAGEMAKER COMPACT SM5 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Instructions

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Springfield, Ohio USA
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Fall Stop Assembly

REMOVAL:
1. Remove the cotter pin.
2. Slide the ring up from the stop.
3. Remove the stop.
4. Slide the ring off the load chain.
REPLACEMENT:
1. Slide the ring onto the free end of the load chain.
2. Properly position the two halves of the stop around the chain (Figure 4-7), locating it
approximately six inches from the free end of the load chain.
3. Insert the tube around the stop.
Insert the cotter pin through the stop.
4.
Note: Make sure that the stop is correctly fitted to the chain as illustrated in Figure 4-7. The
locking tube shall be turned towards the hoist.

Bottom Block, Load Wheel and Suspension Hook

Load wheels showing evidence of scored grooves or broken/cracked flanges or sharp edges
generated from wear, shall be replaced. Worn load wheels can greatly reduce the life of the load
chain.
Check hooks for deformation or cracks. Hooks having a throat opening more than 115% of
normal, or more than 10-degree twist from the plane of the unbent hook, must be replaced. See
Figure 4-8 below.
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STAGEMAKER® COMPACT Concert Hoist
RM-SM5-MAN-2001-1-ENG
SM5 Manual
Revision 1