Faun C40 Trackway, User Manual

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CONTENTS
AMENDMENTS 3
1. OVERVIEW ..............................................................................6
1.1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION .......................................................................... 6
1.2 LIMITATIONS OF USE ............................................................................. 7
1.2.1 Maximum Slope ............................................................................... 7
1.2.2 Uneven Ground ................................................................................ 7
1.2.3 Vehicle Types .................................................................................... 7
2. HEALTH & SAFETY ...................................................................8
2.1 SYSTEM WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS ................................................... 8
3. TECHNICAL DATA ....................................................................9
3.1 C40 / C90 TRACKWAY ® BOAT RAMP ................................................... 9
4. CONSTRUCTION ....................................................................10
4.1 GENERAL (C40) .................................................................................. 10
4.2 GENERAL (C90) .................................................................................. 11
5. OPERATION ...........................................................................12
5.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................ 12
5.2
PRE-USE INSPECTION .......................................................................... 12
5.3 GROUND PREPARATION ...................................................................... 12
5.3.1 General .......................................................................................... 12
5.3.2 Soft Ground ................................................................................... 14
5.3.3 Uneven Ground .............................................................................. 14
5.3.4 Alignment Changes ........................................................................ 14
5.3.5 Deploying Across Slopes ................................................................. 14
5.3.6 Non-Standard C40/C90 Trackway
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Boat Ramp Lengths ..................... 14
5.4 LAUNCHING WITH A PARBUCKLING STRAP ........................................ 15
5.5 LAUNCHING BY HAND ....................................................................... 15
5.6 RECOVERY ......................................................................................... 16
5.7
LAUNCHING WITH PUSHBAR (OPTIONAL) ........................................... 17
5.8 RECOVERY BY PUSHBAR .................................................................... 19
5.9 SPLITTING C40/C90 TRACKWAY
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BOAT RAMP ................................... 20
5.10 JOINING C40/C90 TRACKWAY
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BOAT RAMP ...................................... 22
5.10.1 General ......................................................................................... 22
5.10.2 Positioning the C40/C90 Trackway
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Boat Ramp .............................. 23
5.10.3 Inserting Half Panels ....................................................................... 24
5.10.4 Inserting a Full Panel ....................................................................... 25
5.11 ANCHORAGE ..................................................................................... 25
5.11.1 General ......................................................................................... 25
5.11.2 Anchoring C40/C90 Trackway
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Boat Ramp ..................................... 26
5.11.2.1 Option 1 ...................................................................................... 26
5.11.2.2 Option 2 ..................................................................................... 27
6. MAINTENANCE .....................................................................29
6.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................ 29
6.2 SAFETY 29
6.3
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 29
6.4 INSPECTION ........................................................................................ 29
6.5
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 29
6.6 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE .......................................... 30
6.7 REPLACING LOCKING BOLT ................................................................ 31
6.8 REPLACEMENT OF TAMPERPROOF LOCKING BOLT (OPTIONAL) ......... 32
7. PARTS LIST ............................................................................35
7.1 7.1 ITEMS ........................................................................................... 35
7.2 PUSHBAR PARTS LIST ........................................................................ 41