MTS Acumen Electrodynamic - Manual (Page 36)

Before You Begin
Before moving the load frame, ensure that:
• You have suitably trained lifting and moving personnel, qualified to move heavy equipment in accordance
with the appropriate licenses and have complied with your local safety standards (for example, the
appropriate training required by OSHA in the U.S.).
• At the final site location, there is adequate clearance between the ceiling and the top of the load frame.
• There are no loose accessories on the shipping skid.
• The frame and forklift can fit through all doorways, halls, elevators, or stairs located from the shipping
dock to the final site location.
• Any table upon which the frame is placed is sturdy, level, and capable of supporting the weight of the
machine. The machine is a dynamic test machine, and therefore requires a table with a robust structure.
• You have adequate packaging materials to protect the load frame when moving or relocating it to another
site.
Equipment
The following items are required by the customer:
• A forklift or hand fork truck that is rated to carry the load frame's gross weight (For frame weights, see
"Load Frame Dimensions and Weights").
• Typical tools to open and remove the wooden crate: prybar, hammer, band cutter, and so forth.
• A crane with a load rating that is rated to carry the load frame's gross weight to lift the frame onto the table.
Procedure
Note:The following procedure is preliminary and subject to change.
To unpack and position the load frame:
1. Move the load frame, still in the shipping material, to its final location within your building. Use a forklift to
transport the container from the shipping dock to the final location. Unpack the load frame after it has been
moved to its final location. Locate the box labeled, "Open This Box First". It contains lifting and moving
items (hoist rings, frame mounting hardware, and so forth).
2. Remove the shipping material, leaving the load frame fastened to the shipping skid.
3. Remove the shrink wrap vapor barrier encasing the load frame.
4. Cut the strapping that secures the load frame to the shipping skid.
36 MTS Acumen™ Electrodynamic Test System
Moving the Frame