TM 5-3895-367-14&P
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INSTALLING AND REMOVING OPERATOR’S PLATFORM.
This task covers:
a.
Removal
b.
Installation
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools:
Materials/Parts:
Tool Kit, General Mechanic’s Automotive
Tiedown straps (Item 12, Appendix E)
Lifting device with 125 lb capacity
Fourteen lockwashers
Lifting slings or chains
Torque wrench
Personnel Required: Three
a.
Installing Operator’s Platform on Spreader.
(1)
Remove nuts (1), lockwashers (2), and eyebolts
(3) from hopper. Discard lockwashers.
(2)
Secure lifting slings or chains to grating inside
operator’s platform (4).
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 and
position operator’s platform while the
third person operates lifting device.
(3)
Using a suitable lifting device, lift operator’s
platform (4) (125 lb) and position for installation
on spreader.
(4)
Lower operator’s platform (4) into position over
rear of spreader. Holes in brackets (5) must
aline with holes for eyebolts (3).
(5)
Remove lifting slings or chains from operator’s
platform (4).
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