Lukas SC 350 E - Manual (Page 20)

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6.6 Squashing (rescue ram)
Before you can carry out any work with the rescue ram, you must ensure adequate support.
This also includes any necessary substructure. As part of their design, the rescue rams are
fi tted with claws at the cylinder and piston ends to ensure it is as safe as possible to use.
Where this support is not adequate, e.g. when pushing away the front part of the vehicle or
when pushing a vehicle upwards, additional supports and ram attachments may be required,
and it may need to be secured, using straps for example. You will fi nd suitable support
bearings and cylinder attachments in the LUKAS accessories list.
WARNING / CAUTION / ATTENTION!
Never use a rescue ram without a claw or the required accessories! The cylinder
could slip during the operation, resulting in injury to the user. In addition, the
piston rod or the claw support could be damaged.
WARNING / CAUTION / ATTENTION!
When applying the rescue ram (without the LUKAS support), care must be taken
to ensure that all four tips of both claws, i.e. on the piston and the cylinder side,
are in good contact with the object.
When applying the rescue ram (to a LUKAS support), care must be taken to
ensure that the surface between the four tips of the claw is in contact with the
round bearing rods.
This prevents force from acting on only one end of the cylinder. Objects lifted up
must be subsequently secured with fi rm supports or substructures!
An extension is also available for the eDRAULIC rescue ram.
Procedure for installing the extension:
1. First pull the claw "A" off the cylinder base.
Check whether the O-ring "B" is still attached
to the cylinder base and is in good condition.
Where necessary, replace the O-ring.
2. Check the good fi t of the O-ring "B", grease the contact surfaces using LUKAS special
grease and insert the extension "C" onto the cylinder base until it reaches the stop.
3. When the extension is no longer required after the operation, remove it by following the
instructions in the reverse order and store it in a suitable place.
B A
B C