Southworth PLM 250 Owner's Manual

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PLM 250
Elevating Powered Helper
Model# ___________________________________________
Serial# ___________________________________________
For equipment manufactured after May 1999.
Southworth Products Corporation
P.O. Box 1380/Portland, Maine 04104-1380
Phone 800-743-1000 • FAX 207-797-4734
www.southworthproducts.com
service@southworthproducts.com
February 2013

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  • Page 1 Powered Dandy Owner’s Manual PLM 250 ™ Elevating Powered Helper Model# ___________________________________________ Serial# ___________________________________________ For equipment manufactured after May 1999. Southworth Products Corporation P.O. Box 1380/Portland, Maine 04104-1380 Phone 800-743-1000 • FAX 207-797-4734 www.southworthproducts.com service@southworthproducts.com February 2013...
  • Page 2: Introduction

    Southworth Products Corporation. The PLM 250 is fitted with an identification plate located on the central cross member at the base of the actuator. The identification plate is stamped with the model number, capacity and serial number;...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    WARRANTY ......................13 LIST OF FIGURES Fig 1 PLM 250 ....................6 Fig 2 Pinch Points ..................7 Fig 3 Battery Pack & Control Box ..............8 Fig 4 Labels and Precautionary Markings ............9 PLM 250 — ELEVATING POWERED HELPER...
  • Page 4: Safety

    PLM 250 SAFETY The safety of all persons operating, maintaining, repairing, or in the vicinity of the PLM 250 is of paramount concern to Southworth. Therefore, throughout this manual, Southworth has identified certain hazards which may occur in the use of the PLM 250 and provided appropriate instructions or precautions which should be taken to avoid these hazards.
  • Page 5: Unpacking

    Owner’s Manual SOUTHWORTH UNPACKING AND SET-UP OF THE PLM 250 Cut the banding straps and remove the PLM 250 from the box. (Make sure all of the parts are included before the box is discarded. Figure 1.) when such hazards exist.
  • Page 6: Parts Break Down

    Hand Control Figure 1. PLM 250 Handle Platform and Frame Control Box Battery Pack Center Pivot Power Lead Actuator Rollers Lockwasher and Nut Brake Caster Bottom Pivot Lockwasher and Nut Direction Lock Caster 6 PLM 250 — ELEVATING POWERED HELPER...
  • Page 7: Operation

    DIRECTION LOCK The direction lock prevents the caster from swiveling but allows the caster to roll as usual. Use it when pushing the PLM 250 in Figure 2. a straight line to provide greater stability. PLM 250 Pinch Points...
  • Page 8: Battery

    BATTERY BATTERY LIFE The PLM 250 is supplied with a 24 volt battery pack which snaps The life of the battery is determined on the amount of usage easily on to the control box. This allows for a quick exchange between charging.
  • Page 9: Actuator

    ACTUATOR 250 contains an overload protection device that may cut power The PLM 250’s actuator is one of its best features. You can to the unit if overloaded. If this occurs, make sure that the PLM hardly tell it’s running because of its low noise level that’s below 250 is not loaded beyond its capacity.
  • Page 10: Maintenance

    Check all welds, making sure they are intact, no cracks or broken spots. TROUBLE SHOOTING Turn the PLM 250 on its side and check that the caster bolts are tight. If the caster with the direction lock requires The PLM 250 should provide years of trouble-free service.
  • Page 11: Ordering Replacement Parts

    SOUTHWORTH Ordering Replacement Parts Southworth has carefully chosen the components in your unit to be the best available for the purpose. Replacement parts should be identical to the original equipment. Southworth will not be re- sponsible for equipment failures resulting from the use of incorrect replacement parts or from unauthorized modifications to the machine.
  • Page 12: Return Materials Authorization (Rma)

    If a customer wishes to return a Southworth product, the first step in the process is to request an RMA number from the Customer Service Department. This request must be made on or before the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the date of Southworth’s invoice for the merchandise being returned.
  • Page 13: Warranty

    Products Corp’s discretion. This is buyer’s sole remedy. Except as stated herein, Southworth Products Corp will not be liable for any loss, injury or damage to persons or property, nor for direct, indirect, or consequential damage of any kind, resulting from failure or defective operation of said product.
  • Page 14 Southworth is the world class supplier of products designed to improve productivity and enhance safety. Our staff has over 400 years of engineering experience. If one of our standard products does not meet your needs, our engineers can custom design equipment specifically suited to your material handling application.

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