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STEP 3
(Post & Crosstube Installation)
1. Place a chalk line on the floor according to the floor
plan layout. Pay attention to the Power Unit location.
Locate and place the posts at their respective locations.
DO NOT BOLT the posts down at this time. Use caution
to prevent the posts from falling over.
(See Fig. 3.1)
(If not bolting lift to the floor, skip to Item 3.)
2. To estimate the shim requirements, place a target on
floor at each post position and record the readings. Find
the highest of the four locations then find the difference
between each of the remaining posts. This difference
is the estimated amount of shim thickness that will be
required at each post. (See Fig. 3.2)
3. Using a forklift or crane, raise the cross tubes (
put
the Slide Blocks into position first
) and then drop the cross
tubes down into the top of the posts. NOTE: The Sheave
Windows must be positioned inward and adjacent to the
Power Unit Post. (See Fig. 3.3)
4. With the posts standing and the cross tubes in posi-
tion, install the Safety Ladders. Pass the ladders through
the post openings and drop down through the Slide Block
guide slots on the crosstubes until the ladders come to
rest on the base plates. If bolting, DO NOT BOLT posts
down at this time. (See Fig. 3.4)
Fig 3.1
Fig 3.2
NOTE:
THE MAXIMUM SHIM THICKNESS RECOMMENDED
BY THE FACTORY IS NO MORE THAN 1/2” PER
COLUMN USING SHIMS AND ANCHORS PROVIDED
WITH THE LIFT. A MAXIMUM SHIM THICKNESS OF
2” IS POSSIBLE BY ORDERING OPTIONAL SHIM
PLATES. CONTACT YOUR AUTHORIZED BENDPAK
DISTRIBUTOR FOR ORDERING INFORMATION.
Power Unit
Post
Large Window
Crosstube
Small Window
Crosstube
Fig 3.3
Fig 3.4
