Rated capacity indicator system for truck-mounted cranes, miller operation (31 pages)
Summary of Contents for Dover TWG Greer MICROGUARD 510
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GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 1 of 35 MICROGUARD ® TELESCOPIC BOOM CRANES 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST OPERATOR'S MANUAL...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 2 of 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS MicroGuard 510 Operator’s Manual ® Introduction Outline of Operation ........................4 What Does It Tell You? The Pictograph..........................5 Information Screen........................6 Parts-of-Line Indicator........................6 Operator Alarms Indicator ......................6 Pre-Alarm Indicator ........................6 Overload Indicator........................6 Anti Two-Block Indicator ......................6 Bar Graph for Percentage of Rated Load ..................7 Actual Load ..........................7...
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GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 3 of 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS continued MicroGuard 510 Operator’s Manual ® System Setup Counterweight ..........................12 Outriggers ..........................13 Tires/Rigging Travel Mode......................14 Stowed Jibs..........................15 Erected Jibs ..........................16 Auxiliary Head ..........................17 Choosing the Winch ........................18 Choosing the Point of Lift ......................19 Setting the Parts-of-Line ......................20 Notes ............................21 Cancel Alarm...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 4 of 35 OUTLINE OF OPERATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS EXTENSION SENSOR ® • MicroGuard Display Unit The extension sensor provides an increasing voltage • ® MicroGuard Computer Unit proportional to the extension of the boom. A cable attached to the boom head provides a low current •...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 5 of 35 THE PICTOGRAPH MANUAL SECTION STOWED JIB WINCH / BOOM MODE JIBS COUNTERWEIGHT AUX HEAD TIRES POINT OF LIFT OUTRIGGERS The PICTOGRAPH above gives a pictorial WINCH - contains 2 LEDs. These indicate the representation of the current setup of the selection of FRONT or REAR winch.
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 6 of 35 WHAT DOES IT TELL YOU? 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJI B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST The INFORMATION SCREEN contains The PRE-ALARM (AMBER) indicator...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 7 of 35 WHAT DOES IT TELL YOU? 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST The BAR GRAPH indicates the ACTUAL...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 8 of 35 WHAT MUST YOU TELL IT? 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJI B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST JIB STOWED ON BOOM .
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 9 of 35 POWER UP SELF-TEST 888;800 I88.8 I88.8 888;800 I88.8 TEREX CD 225 SYSTEM SELF TEST I N PRO G RESS TEST CHART 12262- 1205/ 20W Immediately following electrical power up or During this time, the numerical display segments following operation of the TEST SWITCH and bar graph segments are all turned on, the (ITEM 26) , the system executes a self-test that...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 10 of 35 START-UP SCREEN --- - -- - -- - --- - -- - READ/ UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOW I NG. . . CI M A M ANUAL, ASM E/ ANSI B30. 5 OSHA REGS AND OPERATORS M ANUAL TEST PRESS TO CONTI NUE>...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 11 of 35 BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST CONTROLS 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 LED BRI GHTNESS UP CONTRAST UP TEST LED BRI GHTNESS DOW N CONTRAST DOW N Immediately following self-test and the start up PUSH BUTTONS TO THE RIGHT OF THE screen, the INFORMATION DISPLAY will INFORMATION DISPLAY (ITEM 27) allow the present a 2 second reminder of the brightness...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 12 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 9, 700l b Count er wei ght TEST 12, 000l b Count er wei ght COUNTERWEIGHT IF THE COUNTERWEIGHT PUSH BUTTON IS Start the choice by pressing the PRESSED ON A CRANE THAT DOES NOT COUNTERWEIGHT PUSH BUTTON (ITEM 20).
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 13 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 M AX 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9 . 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM MAI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST OUTRIGGERS The operator must tell the System which...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 14 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 RI GGI NG/ TRAVEL TI RES, 2. 5MPH, FRONT STATI ONARY TEST TIRES and RIGGING/TRAVEL IF THE TIRE PUSH BUTTON IS PRESSED ON The available tire selection options will be A CRANE THAT DOES NOT HAVE TIRE displayed in the INFORMATION SCREEN OPTIONS, THE MESSAGE “NO OTHER TIRE...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 15 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 NO STOW ED J I B TELEJ I B STOW ED TEST STOWED JIBS Start the selection process by pressing the IF THE STOWED JIB PUSH BUTTON IS STOWED JIB PUSH BUTTON (ITEM 18).
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 16 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 M AX 62.7 i2,300 26.4 SE T 3 8 ' J I B@ 1 7 d e g s 3 8 ' J I B@ 2 d e g s 3 8 ' J I B@ 3 0 d e g s MORE >...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 17 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJI B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST AUXILIARY HEAD An auxiliary head fitted on a crane must be...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 18 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST CHOOSING THE WINCH For cranes with two winches, always select the...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 19 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST CHOOSING THE POINT OF LIFT Before choosing the point of lift, check that the...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 20 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST SETTING THE PARTS-OF-LINE Always check and select parts-of-line...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 21 of 35 SYSTEM SETUP 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJI B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST NOTES The system has the capability of remembering all of the configuration data...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 22 of 35 CANCEL AUDIBLE ALARM 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST PUSH BUTTON TO CANCEL AUDIBLE ALARM The CANCEL ALARM PUSH BUTTON...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 23 of 35 CANCEL AUDIBLE ALARM CONTINUED 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 ORs Ful l 9. 7Kl b Ct wt ERECTED 60' TELEJ I B 17 AUXHD ON PI CK FROM M AI N BOOM FRONT W I NCH TEST RESET FUNCTION KICK-OUT When the crane is to be rigged, it is often...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 24 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 M I N ANGLE M AX ANGLE OFF M AX LENGTH OFF M AX HEI GHT OFF TEST ACCESSING THE OPERATOR ALARMS To access the Operator Alarms from the main Each push button operates as a toggle switch working screen, press the OPERATOR turning the alarm "ON"...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 25 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS CONTINUED 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 M I N ANGLE 32. 0 M AX ANGLE 67. 0 M AX LENGTH OFF M AX HEI GHT OFF TEST SETTING MINIMUM BOOM SETTING MAXIMUM BOOM ANGLE ALARM ANGLE ALARM...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 26 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS CONTINUED 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 M I N ANGLE M AX ANGLE OFF M AX LENGTH 58. 0 M AX HEI GHT 78. 0 TEST SETTING MAXIMUM BOOM SETTING MAXIMUM TIP LENGTH ALARM HEIGHT ALARM 1.
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 27 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS CONTINUED 23,500 44.8 62.7 i2,300 26.4 LEFT SW I NG OFF RI GHT SW I NG OFF LEFT POI NT OFF RI GHT POI NT OFF TEST SWING AND WORK AREA ALARMS Each push button operates as a toggle switch.
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 28 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS CONTINUED SWING ALARMS These alarms, when set, permit the operator to define a Working Arc and an Exclusion Zone by two set points. The following diagram illustrates the Working Arc and Exclusion Zone. WORKING ARC AND EXCLUSION ZONE A left swing alarm is activated when Right Swing...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 29 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS CONTINUED 23,500 44.8 M AX 62.7 i2,300 26.4 L EFT SW I NG 3 25 RI GHT SW I NG SE T L EFT POI NT OFF RI GHT POI NT OFF TEST SETTING RIGHT SWING SETTING LEFT SWING...
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GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 30 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS CONTINUED WORK AREA SELECTION MODE This alarm, when set, permits the operator to define an Operating Zone by only two set points. The use of this method results in a greatly enhanced work area and also clearly and simply defines the Exclusion Zone area.
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 31 of 35 OPERATOR SETTABLE ALARMS CONTINUED 23,500 44.8 M A X 62.7 i2,300 26.4 L EF T SW I NG OF F RI GHT SW I NG OF F S E T L EF T POI NT SET RI GHT POI NT SET T E S T WORK AREA SELECTION...
GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 32 of 35 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ACTUAL LOAD The load suspended below the lifting point. ALARM A signal that warns or alerts, such as a flashing light or loud noise. ANGLE SENSOR A device that measures the inclination of a boom. ANTI TWO-BLOCK A device that, when activated, prevents movement that causes two- blocking.
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GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 33 of 35 COUNTERWEIGHT A weight used to supplement the weight of the crane to provide (CTWT) stability for lifting. CURSOR A pointer on a display that indicates the position where data is to be entered. DEDUCT A reduction in rated capacity for an unused stowed or erected attachment.
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GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 34 of 35 OVERLOAD The point at which the actual load exceeds the rated capacity of the crane. PARTS OF LINE The number of parts of hoist rope between the upper and lower blocks. PICTOGRAPH A pictorial representation of the crane. POINT OF LIFT The location of the hoist rope for the current lift e.g.
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GREER COMPANY Crane Systems 35 of 35 SWL (%SWL) Percentage of safe working load. The proportion of the crane capacity which is being utilized at any one time expressed as a percentage of rated capacity TRANSDUCER A device that is actuated by energy from one system and converts this to another form for use by a different system (as a loudspeaker, that is, actuated by electrical signals and supplies acoustic power).
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