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Failure to keep lift free of corrosive agents and solvents will lead to reduced component service life, cable fail-
ure, etc., which could result in property damage and/or personal injury.
&ASTENERS#HECKALLTHEATTACHINGBOLTSANDNUTSFORTIGHTNESS
#ABLES#HECKWIREROPECABLESFORWEARORDAMAGE!NYCABLEWITHBROKENWIRESSEVERECORROSIONEX
CESSIVESTRETCHDEFORMEDSTRANDSVARIATIONSINDIAMETERNECKING ORANYCHANGEFROM
its normal appearance, must be replaced. If any cable is found to be in need of replacement, the
entire cable set must be replaced immediately.
3HEAVES#HECKSHEAVESPULLEYS FORWEARORDAMAGEIEWOBBLETILT CRACKSLOOSEONPINOREXCES
sive noise during operation.
3HEAVE0INS#HECKFORLOOSEORMISSINGSHEAVEPULLEY PINS
,OCKING,ATCHESAND3LACK#ABLE$EVICES7ATCHLOCKINGLATCHESANDSLACKCABLEDEVICESDURINGLIFT
operation to ensure that latches work properly and line up with slots in latch plate located in columns.
Monthly Inspection & Maintenance
1.
Cables
1.1 Clean wire rope cables with lift in both lowered and raised position by spraying with Penetrating Oil and
wiping the cable down.
1.2 Adjust cables using procedures on following pages.
3LACK#ABLE$EVICE)NSPECTSLACKCABLEDEVICESUSINGPROCEDUREONPAGE
#OLUMN!NCHOR"OLTS#HECKCOLUMNANCHORBOLTSFORTIGHTNESS2ETORQUEANCHORSBOLTSTOFTLBS)F
ANCHORSDONOTTIGHTENTOTHEREQUIREDINSTALLATIONTORQUEREPLACECONCRETEUNDEREACHCOLUMNBASEPER
installation instructions. Let concrete cure before installing lifts and anchors.
#OLUMNS,OOKFORCORROSIONGIVINGSPECIALATTENTIONTOTHEAREAATTHEBASEOFTHECOLUMN#HECK
SEVERELYCORRODEDAREASBYPECKINGWITHANAWLORWELDERSCHIPPINGHAMMER)FCOLUMNISCOR
roded through at any point it must be replaced immediately. If not corroded through, remove old
PAINTANDRUSTSCALETHENCOATWITHAHIGHQUALITYCORROSIONRESISTANTPAINT
!THOROUGHINSPECTIONOFTHELIFTINGSYSTEMMUSTBEPERFORMEDQUARTERLYBYQUALIlEDLIFTSERVICEPERSONNELMORE
FREQUENTLYMONTHLY UNDEREXTREMESERVICECONDITIONSSUCHASOUTSIDEINSTALLATIONSORHIGHUSAGEORMORE
cycles per day, etc.).
Quarterly Inspection & Maintenance
1.
Cables
)NSPECTCABLESINBOTHLOWEREDANDRAISEDPOSITION4HECABLESMAYALSOBEVIEWEDTHROUGHVARIOUS
