Autoquip GATES VERTICAL ACTING - Manual (Page 13)

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
GATE INSTALLATION (Refer to Figure 5)
SINGLE PANEL GATE INSTALLATION
1. Begin by locating the gate posts. Position these on the floor in front of the lift. Make
sure that the pulleys face the inside (see Figure 6). The interlock mounting plates
should be facing up.
2. After the posts are in position, attach the header angle with the four 3/8”-16 UNC x 1
¼” hex head cap screws and nylock nuts that have been supplied (see Figure 7).
3. If not installed already, attach the four round guide blocks to the gate panel. Tighten
the bolts holding the guide blocks in place.
4. Place the gate panel on the floor between the gate posts. Make sure that the handle
is down and the cable attachment clips are toward the gate header (see Figure 8).
5. Slide the gate panel to the top of the gate posts and attach the lifting cables to the
cable attachment clips (Figure 8) with the thimbles and single saddle clips supplied.
To install single saddle clips, position the saddle on the "live" or long end of cable,
and the U-bolt on the "dead" or short end of the cable (see Figure 9).
6. Secure the gate panel in the upper position while erecting.
7. Clamp or tack weld a piece of angle, channel, or other appropriate material as a temporary
brace across the bottom of the gate posts at the same dimensions as the top (header
angle) assembly (see Figure 10).
8. Snap a chalk line in front of the platform at the distance the gate panel will be from
the face of the lift platform (see Figure 11).
NOTE: The location of the gate depends on the type of interlock that is used. However, under
normal conditions, this should not exceed 6 inches from the front edge of the carriage to
the outside (front) edge of the gate panel.