Storage And Decommissioning Of The Equipment; Storage; Dismantling And Decommissioning Of The Grapple - VAHVA C Series Operating And Safety Manual

7 Storage and decommissioning of the
equipment

Storage

Important:
Protect the environment. Recover the waste oil from the system and dispose of it
properly.
Repair any worn or damaged parts. If necessary, install new parts to avoid any unnecessary
downtime later
Wash the grapple and spot-paint the worn places to avoid corrosion. Replace any worn or
damaged safety labels.
Coat the entire device lightly with an anti-rust agent. Coat the visible part of the cylinder rods in
particular.
Grease all grease points (cf. Section 6.5).
Store the equipment in a dry, protected place.

Dismantling and decommissioning of the grapple

At the end of the service life of the equipment, its parts can mostly be recycled.
The steel parts are completely recyclable and can be utilised as such.
Hydraulic cylinders contain oil; drain the oil and wash it out; other than the gaskets, the cylinders
are made of steel. Dispose of waste oil appropriately.
Hydraulic valves also contain some oil, which needs to be drained before recycling. The valve
blocks are made of steel.
The bearings of the grapple are made of bronze. They can be recycled as bearing material.
Hydraulic hoses are cut into pieces less than 0.5 m in length and delivered to the hazardous waste
management facility or to a hazardous waste collection vehicle.
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