Securing For Transport - Snorkel TB66JRT Operator's Manual

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Warning

The potential for an accident increases when the aerial

platform is lifted using improper equipment and/or

lifting techniques. Death or serious injury could result

from such accidents. Use proper equipment and lifting

techniques when lifting the aerial platform.

Know the weight of the aerial platform and the capacity

of the lifting devices before hoisting.

Lifting devices include the hoist or crane, chains,

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straps, cables, hooks, sheaves, shackles, slings, and

other hardware used to support the machine.

The empty vehicle weight is stamped on the serial

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number placard and is listed in Chapter 2.

The user assumes all responsibility for:

Making sure the equipment used is capable of sup-

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porting the weight of the aerial platform.

Making sure all manufacturer's instructions and

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warnings, regulations and safety rules of their em-

ployer and/or any state or federal law are followed.

Use the following procedure to hoist the aerial platform

onto the transport vehicle.

1. Properly stow the aerial platform.

Note

The lifting lugs at the rear of the chassis are farther apart

than those at the front. Rotating the turntable 180° will

place the counterweight at the rear of the chassis. This

will reduce the number of spreader bars needed by one

and sometimes two.

2. Inspect the lifting lugs (refer to Figure 9.4) to make sure

they are free of cracks, rust and are in good condi-

tion. Have any damage repaired by a qualified service

technician before attempting to hoist the machine.

Lifting Lugs

(One on each side of machine)

Front of Machine

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3. Remove all personnel, tools, materials, or other

loose objects from the platform.

4. Connect the chains or straps to the lifting lugs using

bolted shackles. Hooks that fit properly in the lugs

and that have latching mechanisms to prevent them

from falling out under a slack line condition may also

be used.

Do not run the sling cable through the lifting lugs.

Cable damage and/or failure can result from the

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cable contacting the sharp corners of the lug.

There is no effective way of putting a corner pro-

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tector in the hole of the lug.

5. Use spreader bars of sufficient length to keep the

chains, straps, or cables from contacting the turn-

table or booms.

When using cables, use rigid corner protectors

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at any point where the cable contacts on sharp

corners to prevent damaging the cable.

Careful rigging of the spreaders is required to

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prevent machine damage.

6. Adjust the length of each chain or strap so the aerial

platform remains level when raised off the ground.

7. Use the hoist or crane to carefully raise and position

the aerial platform onto the transport vehicle.