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OPERATION

Your Ezy-Lift system operates from the vehicles12-volt battery, which provides power to the crane winch and
the hydraulic power unit.  The hydraulic unit is completely self-contained with a DC motor, gear pump, reser-
voir, load hold checks and relief valves to prevent overloading.  Flow from the pump to a pair of double acting
cylinders, provides the lift and rotation necessary to extend and retract the lift arms via the hand held remote
control.

Using the unit under low voltage conditions can reduce the life of the hydraulic pump and winch.

TURN THE OFF/ON SWITCH ON

Step 1:

Position your truck to allow the entire loading or unloading operation to be performed without

having to move the vehicle. Ideally the truck will be on level solid ground. Make sure that there is adequate
overhead clearance for the lift arms.

Step 2:

Set the truck’s parking brake and leave the engine running so as not to discharge the battery.

Step 3:

Open the truck’s tailgate. This is very important to prevent damage to the truck or the cargo.

some instances it is preferred to remove the tailgate prior to loading cargo.

Step 4:

Plug the remote control assembly into the power/control jack that is located on the driver’s side, near

the top of the tailgate opening.  The unit is now ready to be operated.

The Remote Control unit has two rocker buttons, one for the boom and one for the hoist.  Each button is double
acting with the following commands: Boom In, Boom Out, Hoist Down and Hoist Up.  To activate the Lift
Arms, press and hold the “Boom Out” control button.  This will cause the arms to rise from their parked position
and rotate out over the truck bed approximately 150°.  To reverse the process and return the lift arms to their
parked (down) position, simply press and hold the “Boom In” control button until the arms are fully down.
Similarly, to activate the Crane Winch, press and hold the “Hoist Down” control button to lower (unwind) the
wire  and the “Hoist Up” control button to raise (wind) the .  Both the lift Arms and the Crane Winch can be
stopped in any position by simply releasing the control button.

Become comfortable with operating the system, practice moving the arms in and out, raising and lowering the
wire cable.  Attaching a small load or providing tension to the winch’s hook when raising and lowering the wire
cable will help keep the wire cable tightly wound on the drum.  Make sure that the wire winds evenly across the
entire surface of the winch drum.

Step 5:

Now that you are familiar with the controls, press and hold the “Boom Out” control button to raise

the lift arms and position them over the object lifted.

Ensure that the winch is positioned directly above the center of the load to be lifted in order to prevent the load
from swinging as it is hoisted from the ground. A swinging load could cause injury and/or property damage.

For large objects it may be necessary to remove the truck’s tailgate in order to correctly position the winch above
the load. Failure to do so may cause damage to your vehicle and/or cargo.

Step 6:

With the Lift Arm and Winch now centered over the load, press and hold the “Hoist Down” but-

ton to lower the wire cable’s hoist hook into position for attaching to the load. Keeping tension on the wire cable
while it unwinds will prevent slippage of the wire cable once the load is attached.

Never wrap the lifting cable around the load.

Use a nylon sling or metal chain attached to the load to hook

onto.  Wrapping the wire cable around the load and hooking it back onto itself can damage the cable and create a
potential safety hazard.

Never attach a sling or chain link on the tip of the lifting hook or attempt to lift a load from the tip of the hook.
Make sure that the nylon sling or chain is properly seated in the saddle of the hoist hook.