CUSTOM TRUCK LOAD KING 25-92, Installation Manual

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INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
CHASSIS PREPARATION
1. With the truck on a flat, horizontal surface check the truck frame
for twist. Both rear corners should be at the same level with no
drooping. The height of both frame rails, directly behind the cab,
should measure out the same as well. If problems with frame align­
ment are encountered, the truck should be returned to the dealer for
service before the crane is mounted.
2. Inspect the truck carefully for items such as fuel tanks, air tanks,
and battery carriers that will have to be relocated.
3. The top surface of the frame rails must be flat from the cab to the
rear end of the truck. If there is an offset in the frame, it must have
material added to low spots to raise this area even with the rest of
the frame. This material can usually be a 1/4in x 3in (6mm x 75mm)
flat bar tacked to the truck frame. DO NOT weld on radius of frame.
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Before the crane is mounted, Load King Cranes recommends that
instal-lation personnel give the truck a thorough inspection to
ensure that everything is up to expectations. We expect the
installer/dealer to inspect the truck for the items listed in Steps 1
through 3. These checks will make sure the truck is what you
ordered and is in condi-tion to accept the crane package. Trucks
not in proper working order, or not to specification, make for
unreliable and sometimes even dangerous crane operation.