Setting The Offset; Changing Swingaway Boom Extension From Telescoping Type To Fixed Type - Manitowoc Grove RT600E Operator's Manual

SET-UP AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
CAUTION
Do not allow the swingaway to slam into the stowage
bracket when swinging into the stowed position.
13. Using the rope attached to the tip of the swingaway,
manually swing the extension to the side of the boom.
14. Align the stowage lugs on the swingaway with the guide
pins and ramp on the stowage brackets and fully retract
the boom.
15. Install the hitch pin and pin securing the swingaway to
the rear stowage bracket.
16. Remove the attachment pins and retainer clips from the
anchor and attachment fittings on the right side of the
boom nose and stow them in the adapter of the
swingaway.
17. On the rear stowage bracket, remove the pin securing
the sliding support in the "OUT" position. Pull out on the
handle to push the swingaway against the rear of the
boom and disengage the swingaway anchor fitting with
the boom nose attachment lugs. Install the pin securing
the sliding support in the "IN" position Figure 4-14 (Detail
B).
18. Rig the boom nose and hoist cable as desired and
operate the crane using normal operating procedures.

Setting The Offset

NOTE: Cranes S/N 220720, 220721, and 220722 can only
be offset to 25 degrees maximum.
1. Extend and set the outriggers. Swing the boom over to
the front of the crane.
2. To set the offset from a lesser degree to higher degree
perform the following procedures.
CAUTION
Do not overload the swingaway anchor fittings or the
swingaway base section when lowering the boom
a. Slowly lower the boom until the pressure is relieved
on the offset link pins.
b. Remove the offset link clip pins and attach pins
securing the offset links in the lesser degree offset
position. If going to maximum offset stow them in
the stowage lugs. If going to the intermediate (25
degree) offset install them in the offset links for that
degree of offset.
4-14
c. Slowly elevate and telescope the boom at the same
time until the offset links take the full weight of the
swingaway.
d. Reeve the hoist cable as described under normal
erecting procedures.
3. To set the offset from higher degree to lesser degree,
perform the following procedures.
To prevent component damage, do not overload the
swingaway anchor fittings or the swingaway base section
when lowering the boom
a. Slowly lower the boom until the pressure is relieved
from the offset links.
b. Remove the offset link clip pins and attach pins and
lower the boom until the holes for the lesser degree
offset position align in the offset links. Install the
offset pins and clip pins.
c. Slowly elevate and telescope the boom at the same
time until the offset links take the full weight of the
swingaway.
d. Reeve the hoist cable as described under normal
erecting procedures.
Changing Swingaway Boom Extension From
Telescoping Type To Fixed Type
1. Erect the swingaway.
2. Position the boom to horizontal.
3. Disconnect the anti-two block cable connector from the
junction box.
4. Remove the telescoping section hitch pin and retaining
pin.
NOTE:
5. Extend the telescoping section and attach an adequate
lifting device to support the telescoping section. Remove
the stop block from the telescoping section and remove
the telescoping section from the base.
NOTE:
6. Using an adequate lifting device, position the pin-on
swingaway nose in the base section and secure with the
two pins and hitch pins.
7. Connect the anti-two block cable connector to the
junction box.
Published 05-02-2018 Control # 088-10
RT600E OPERATOR MANUAL
CAUTION
The telescoping section weighs approximately 336
kg (741 pounds).
The pin-on swingaway nose weighs approximately
74 kg (163 pounds).