Snorkel TB37 2001 - Manual (Page 45)

The user assumes all responsibility for making sure the
equipment used is capable of supporting the weight of
the aerial platform and that all manufacturer’s instruc-
tions and warnings, regulations and safety rules of their
employer 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
condition. Have any damage repaired by a qualified
service technician before attempting to hoist the
machine.
Figure 9.4—Lifting Lugs
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 ca-
ble contacting the sharp corners of the lug. There is
no effective way of putting a corner protector in the
hole of the lifting lug.
5. Use spreader bars of sufficient length to keep the
chains, straps, or cables from contacting the turnta-
ble or booms. When using cables, use rigid corner
protectors at any point where the cable contacts
sharp corners to prevent damaging the cable. Care-
ful rigging of the spreaders is required to 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.
Securing for Transport
Use the following procedure to secure the aerial plat-
form on the transport vehicle.
1. Chock the wheels.
2. Raise the main boom about 1 ′
(0.3m).
3. Place a large wood block under the rotator pylon.
Lower the rotator pylon onto the wood block.
4. Remove all personnel, tools, materials, or other
loose objects from the platform.
5. Turn the anti-restart switch off and place the plat-
form control box cover over the upper controls if the
machine is equipped with that option.
6. Place the lower controls emergency stop switch in
the off position. Turn the master switch off and re-
move the key.
7. Turn the battery disconnect switch off.
8. Close the shut-off valve on the LPG tank on LPG .
9. Close and latch the cowling doors.
10. Use a rubber strap (refer to Figure 9.5) to prevent
the doors from coming open while the machine is
transported.
Figure 9.5—Securing Cowling Doors
11. Use wire-ties to fasten the platform gate to the
guardrails to prevent the gate from bouncing. Also,
use wire-ties to fasten the platform foot switch to the
platform floor.
12. Determine if the platform is made of steel or alumi-
num. Steel platforms have toeboards with rolled
edges an aluminum platforms have toeboards with
straight edges.
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Chapter 9. Stowing and Transporting
Lifting Lugs