Lull 944E-42 Service Manual - Manual (Page 56)

Boom
3.8 Model 644E-42/944E-42 Rev. 6/04
24. Install a lifting eye (1) to the nut on the attachment tilt
cylinder (2). Attach suitable overhead lifting device
and sling to the lifting eye.
25. Remove the retaining ring (3) from the upper
attachment pin (4), and remove the pin.
26. Lower the attachment tilt cylinder (2) gently to the
ground.
Note: The 644E inner boom, without attachments,
weighs 1,050 lbs (480 kg). The 944E inner boom, with-
out attachments, weighs 1,250 lbs (565 kg).
27. Use a suitable overhead lifting device and sling attached
to the inner boom; remove slack from the hoist sling,
and withdraw the inner boom six feet (2 m).
Note: The Inner Boom’s center of gravity is at about six
feet (2 m) in from the top front of the boom when all
attachments are removed.
28. Remove the capscrews (5), washers (6) and lower
wear pads (7) attached to the front of the
intermediate boom. Tape and mark each pad and
fastener for return to its original position upon
reinstallation.
29. Reposition the sling at the approximate center of the
inner boom, and then continue withdrawing the boom
until it clears the vehicle.
30. Carefully lower the inner boom onto suitable
supports, or to the ground.
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