TM 5-3895-367-14&P
4-12.
REMOVING AND INSTALLING TRANSPORT TRUCK AND TONGUE (CONT).
(17)
Secure lifting slings or chains to grating inside
operator’s platform (3).
WARNING
Keep clear of equipment when it is
being raised and lowered. Do not
allow heavy components to swing
while suspended by a lifting device.
Exercise extreme caution when
working near a cable under tension.
Failure to follow this warning may
result in severe injury or death to
personnel.
NOTE
Two people should balance
operator’s platform while the third
person operates lifting device.
(18)
Using a suitable lifting device, lift operator’s
platform (3) (125 lb) and place In hopper.
Telescopic pipes (57) should face front of
hopper. After operator’s platform is positioned
inside hopper, remove lifting slings or chains
from grating.
(19)
Remove four wingnuts (8), flatwashers (9),
plates (10), and J-bolts (11) from spreader
toolbox (12).
(20)
Loop J-bolts (11) through lugs (13) inside
hopper. Install plate (10), flatwasher (9), and
wingnut (8) on each J-bolt to secure operator’s
platform (3) to hopper.
(21)
Place truck hitch (5), shovel (6), and two spacers
(7) In operator’s platform (3) approximately as
shown.
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