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- Page 1 Tractelift Type II ™ Adjustable Pulling Force Climb/Descent Assist for vertical ladders Fixed Motor and Detachable Control Panel Installation and Maintenance Instructions *Patent N°: US12/718259 Installation and maintenance manual Tractelift Type II Rev.: 10/13 – NA Page 1 of 24 ®...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of contents General Page Explanation of Symbols used Information related to these instructions General Warnings Description of the Climbing Aid Personal Protection Equipment Installation Instructions Preparing the installation 4.1 Components 4.2 Required tools Installation 5.1 Driver unit 5.2 Diverter unit 10 - 11 5.3 Welding the round belt 12 - 16... -
Page 3: Explanation Of Symbols Used
Information for written implementation / documentation Protection Equipment (PPE) Information related to these instructions Date of issue Address of supplier ® TRACTEL Inc. 8th edition: November, 2012 51 Morgan Dr. Norwood, MA 02062 Copyright The manufacturer holds the copyright of this instal-... -
Page 4: General Warnings
Tractelift™ Type pulling system, before adjusting to the users II is obscured or missing. Tractel® will supply extra current weight. labels and nameplates on customer’s request. - Page 5 Inc. for USA or Tractel ® Ltd. for Canada. Tractelift™ Type the warranty and Tractel is not liable for the con- II spare parts in accordance with the serial number of sequences of this tampering. each machine must be exclusively utilized. No substitu- 35.
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Page 6: Description Of The Climbing Aid
2. Description of the Tractelift™ 2.1 General This manual is valid for Tractelift™ Type II with remote only. Principle The Tractelift Type II al- ™ leviates persons climbing a vertical ladder (Fig. 1) with adjustable pulling force ap- proximately 60% of the of the person’s weight entered Fig. -
Page 7: Personal Protection Equipment
3. Personal Protection Equipment General Fall protection during installation The Tractelift™ Type II does not protect against the During all installation work on the ladder hazard of falling! During climbing/descending the the installer is in danger of falling off the ladder, personal protection equipment ladder. -
Page 8: Required Tools
4.2 Required tools Fig. 7 Check completeness: 4.2.1 Installation kit (Fig. 7) 1 Welding clamp with fixing brackets 2 Welding iron 3 Special cutter 4 Cutter-knife 5 bravo lever hoist 500lb. (250 kg) with 10’ (3 m) of chain and manual 6 2 belt grabs with locking carabiner 7 handifor dynamometer with 2 hooks... -
Page 9: Installation
5. Installation Note! Apply Molycote grease paste DX on all ® stainless steel screw connections! On aluminum ladders: To avoid electro- chemical corrosion protect steps and/ or poles with insulating tape at those places, where they might get in contact with stainless-steel-components (screws or guiding devices)! Driver unit installation... -
Page 10: Diverter Unit
Diverter unit and round belt 5.2.1 Preparation Fig. 9 Harness D ring a) Material and equipment to be taken with on the ascent: Pipe hook – pre-assembled diverter unit Carabiner c/w anchoring parts; for ladders with round steps incl. the two anchor brackets –... - Page 11 5.2.4 Pre-assembling the round belt Fig. 11a Note! During the following steps, securely hold the round belt to protect it against falling down! a) Open the hose clamp, take off the belt’s end, and insert it at (A) in the entry bushing of the diverter pulley, until it exits at (B) (Fig.
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Page 12: Welding The Round Belt
Welding the round belt to form an endless loop Fig. 13a The following drawings and photos are valid for standard and middle pole ladders. 5.3.1 Setting-up a) At the height (X) of the lower belt’s end (Fig. 12), fix the welding clamp with its fixing bracket on a ladder step (Fig. - Page 13 5.3.2 Pre-stretching the belt a) Switch on the dynamometer and push the tare-button to set the display to zero. b) Check the surrounding temperature. c) With the lever hoist, tension the round belt – to approx. 220 lbf (100 daN) for temperatures above 32°...
- Page 14 5.3.5 Fixing the belt’s ends Fig. 15a Important! Twist both belts so that they bend „to- wards the outside” (Fig. 15a) – this gets them lying parallel to the welding jaws Clamping after fixing them with the clamping screws. screw a) With the cam lever completely open the welding clamp, and if necessary, untwist the clamping screws, until the belt can be inserted.
- Page 15 5.3.7 Welding the belt Fig. 17 Welding iron Cam lever Danger of burning at the welding iron! Prepare a safe place to rest it, while hot. Take care, when welding! a) With the left hand, put and hold the hot welding iron between the belts’...
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Page 16: Testing The Welded Joint
5.3.8 Clear away the tools e) Then, simply wipe off the melted materi- al, ex. with a cotton cloth, or once cooled it After cooling down of the weld joint: can be removed by using one’s fingernails – DO NOT use sharp tools! a) Completely release the clamping screws, and open the welding clamp by means of the cam f) Store the welding iron in the tools box. -
Page 17: Connecting The Optional Removeable Control Panel
5.5 Installing the optional detachable control panel a) With the lower pulley and motor installed the unit is ready for the removable control panel (Fig. 20) b) Remove the control panel from the container (Fig. 21) c) Slide the control panel (A) onto the mounting plate (B) (Fig. -
Page 18: Connecting The Power Supply And Function Control
Connecting to power supply and function control Fig. 25 a) Activate Power supply: a. Make sure the power being supplied is the same as the Tractelift Type II provided either 110 V - 1 PH, 50/60 Hz, (15 amp) (UL/CSA) or 220 V - 1 PH, 50/60 Hz, (10 amp) (EU - 2006/42/EC) and plug in the control box to the approved power supply (by qualified person only). -
Page 19: Reporting To The Log-Book
5.7.2 Test ascent and Note! guiding device assembly On aluminum ladders: To avoid electro- chemical corrosion protect steps and/or See operating instruction manual for full instruction poles with insulating tape, where the guiding on the use of the Tractelift™ Type II. devices are mounted! a) Check the round belt’s course, and at every place, Apply Loctite... -
Page 20: Maintenance Instructions
The Tractelift™ Type II control panel is factory set - no adjustments are necessary or allowed. Any tampering with the factory settings voids the warranty and Tractel is not liable for the 6.3 Round belt and Round belt guiding consequences of this tampering. -
Page 21: Rope Grab And Spring Snap Connector
6.3.2 Belt pre-tension check a) Test method (Fig. 31): – Put the belt grabs on the round belt with a distance of approx. 6 ft (2 m) to enable the welding clamp to be placed at (X), if necessary. – Anchor the load hook of the lever hoist to the upper belt grab. -
Page 22: Remote Control
Tel.: (800) 657-6727 Tel.: (514) 493-3332 Tel.: (416) 298-8822 Fax: (781) 828-3642 Fax: (626) 937-6730 Fax: (514) 493-3342 Fax: (416) 298-1053 e-mail: griphoist.usa@tractel.com e-mail: griphoist.usa@tractel.com e-mail: fallstop@tractel.com e-mail: sales.swingstage@tractel.com Installation and maintenance manual Tractelift Type II Rev.: 10/13 – NA Page 22 of 24 ®... - Page 23 Connect the Tractelift™ Type II to a properly grounded outlet only. I) The Tractelift™ Type II control panel is factory set - no adjustments are necessary or allowed. Any tampering with the factory settings voids the warranty and Tractel is not liable for the con- sequences of this tampering.
- Page 24 1011 Luxembourg Tel. +351 / 21 / 444.20.50 Tel. +65 / 757 / 3113 Luxembourg Tel. +352 / 43.42.421 TRACTEL Inc. - United States TRACTEL Middle East 51 Morgan Drive, Norwood P.O. Box 25768 GREIFZUG GmbH - Germany MA 02062 Dubai / United Arab Emirates Scheidtbachstr.
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