General Machine Products 15326 B Ladder Platform - Manual (Page 2)

latch and hold it open while lifting the upper hooks until
they are dislodged from the rung. Collapse the frame
and release the lower spring-actuated latch, holding it
open until the platform is removed from the ladder. The
platform should always be removed before the extension
ladder is lowered or moved.
Working From the Platform
Seated Position: Facing the platform, grasp the side rails
of the ladder above the platform with both hands. Place
your body weight on one foot and turn the body around
slowly until your body weight can be placed on the
platform in a sitting position with the front of your
body now facing the cable, carefully transfer your
hands, one at a time, to the strand and bring the foot
around. Immediately fasten the safety strap to the suspen-
sion strand.
Standing Position: Facing the platform, grasp the side
rails of the ladder above the platform with both hands.
Place one knee on the platform, then the other, and
slowly rise to a standing position on the platform while
maintaining your grasp on the side rails as you elevate.
carefully transfer your hands, one at a time, to the suspen-
sion strand and turn the body to assume a working
position facing the cable. Immediately fasten the safety
strap to the suspension strand.
To dismount from the ladder platform, reverse the preced-
ing procedure.
Superseded Types of Ladder Platforms
The superseded ladder platform, also referred to as a B
Ladder Seat P/N 7024, is similar in basic appearance to
the current Ladder Platform except that it is equipped with
a locking device consisting of a rotating sleeve held in
place by a threaded stud and a knurled finger nut. This
sleeve must be rotated in the direction which achieves full
enclosure of the ladder rung and the finger nut tightened in
order to secure the platform to the ladder.
CAUTION!
Failure to fully enclose the ladder rung with the sleeve
and/or to fully tighten the finger nut could result in the
seat dislodging, possibly causing a fall.
Many of the superseded platforms were manufactured
at a time previous to the introduction of "D" rung ladders
and were therefore designed with curved rung
hooks to accommodate only round rung ladders then in
popular use.
CAUTION!
Do not use the superseded platforms with curved hooks
on "D" rung ladders since the incompatible design may
not allow for a secure attachment of the platform hooks
to the ladder rungs, resulting in an increased risk of
a fall.
Questions?
We want you to be fully satisfied with your new Ladder
Platform. If you have a problem or need additional infor-
mation, we'd like to hear from you. Please call our
Technical Support people at 1-800-345-6009 or
1-215-357-5500 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM eastern time
on any USA business day.
Order P/N 32164 for Seat Replacement Kit
How to Use Your New Ladder Platform
The frame is equipped with hooks and spring-actuated latches
which lock the frame to the rungs of the ladder.
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General Mache Products Co., Inc.
3111 Old Lincoln Highway
Trevose, PA 19053 • USA
Tel: 215-357-5500
Fax: 215-357-6216
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.gmptools.com
GMP reserves the right, without notice to make changes in equipment design or
components as progress in engineering or manufacturing methods may warrant.
All information contained herein is subject to change.
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