Briggs & Stratton Fortress, Installation And Operation Manual

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Lifting the Generator
The generator weighs more than 500 pounds (227 kg).
Proper tools, equipment and qualified personnel should be
used in all phases of handling and moving the generator.
Two 60” lengths of 3/4’” nominal minimum scheduled
40 steel pipe ( A ), supplied by the installer, are required
to lift the generator manually. Insert pipes through the
lifting holes ( B ) located near the unit’s base.
You may also lift the unit using a “hook and hoist”
method attached to the lifting pipes, provided that you
use a spreader bar to ensure that the chains or cables
DO NOT touch the generator’s roof.
WARNING Hazardous Voltage - Contact with
power lines could cause electric shock
or burns, resulting in death or serious
injury.Lifting Hazard / Heavy Object - Could result in
serious injury.
• If lifting or hoisting equipment is used, DO NOT
contact any power lines.
• DO NOT lift or move generator without assistance.
• Use lifting pipes as described in Lifting the
Generator .
• DO NOT lift unit by roof as damage to generator will occur.
In areas determined to be hurricane prone, it is
recommended to anchor the standby generator to
concrete. The concrete anchors must be rated to hold
800 lbs ( kg). There are four ( C ) 7/16 inch hole locations
around the base of generator in which to anchor the unit.
Concrete Anchoring of Unit
NOTICE Unless mandated by local or state code, a
concrete slab is not required.
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1257 mm
49 .5”
600 mm
23 .6”
1181 mm
46 .5”
710 mm
28”