Chain Tension Adjustment Procedure (Pel-400-57 & Pel-400-72) - Vestil PEL-Series Instruction Manual

Rev. 10/3/2019
Chain tension adjustment procedure:
[NOTES: 1) Unload the deck before beginning the adjustment. 2) Numbers in parentheses correspond to item numbers
in the diagram.]
PEL-400 series lifters:
8. Raise the deck halfway.
9. Locate the chain holding nuts. Turn the four
holding nuts counterclockwise to loosen
them. Loosen the nuts until they are close to
the head of the chain holding bolts. Use a
wrench to loosen the nuts and a
to hold the chain to prevent it from turning.
10. Raise the deck to the top of the mast.
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11. Use the / " and / " wrenches to tighten all of
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the chain tensioning nuts (i.e. wind them
further onto the bolts). Turn all of the nuts
equally. Tighten the nuts until the chains can
only be pulled ~2.5 inches from the front of
the mast. Slack in both chains should be
equal.
12. Lower the deck by pressing the LOWER
button. Continue to hold the button for 2
seconds after the deck reaches the lower
travel limit and stops moving. If the chain
jumps on the sprocket, raise the platform to
the top of the mast. Tighten the tensioning
nuts by another half turn; then repeat the first
part of this step. If the chain no longer jumps
on the sprocket, proceed to the next step.
13. Raise the deck halfway up the mast. Turn all
four of the holding nuts by hand until they are
firmly pressed against the tensioning
brackets. Wrench-tighten each nut to make
sure that the connections are secure.
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/ "
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/ " wrench
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Chain holding bolt (2)
Chain holding nut (1)
Tensioning bracket (3)
Chain tensioning nut (4)
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