Hog Technologies Stripe Hog SK3000, Operation Manual

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SK3000 Systems
WARNING
THE SK
3000
IS A HEAVY PIEcE OF EqUIPMENT THAT cOULD
cAUSE VEHIcLE DAMAGE AND/OR SEVERE INjURY OR DEATH
IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY SEcURED AND SLIDES FORwARD
OR OFF THE TRUcK OR TRAILER. ALwAYS SEcURE THE
SKID wITH PROPER cHAIN BINDERS AT EAcH TIE DOwN
LOcATION OR wITH THROUGH BOLTS OF THE qUANTITY,
SIZE AND RATING REcOMMENDED BY HOG TEcHNOLOGIES.
NEVER OPERATE THE TRUcK OR TRAILER IF THE UNIT IS NOT
PROPERLY SEcURED TO THE VEHIcLE.
Weight Displacement and Lifting
The SK3000 is unique in that the entire unit is built
on a 20’, skid-like platform. It is designed to be
lifted with two forklifts or a small crane. It can
quickly be loaded or unloaded from a flatbed truck
chassis or trailer. The empty weight is 22,600 lbs
without the tractor loaded and 25,000 lbs with the
tractor onboard. A full fuel tank will add another
715 lbs. The gross weight when the SK3000 is
full of fuel, water and waste can be as much as
44,265 lbs, so it is always recommended to lift it
with the clean water and waste tanks empty.
Before lifting the unit, make sure all water is re-
moved from the water and waste tanks. Addition-
ally, debris should be dumped from the waste tank
so it is completely empty. Water and debris in the
tanks changes the center of gravity, increases the
weight of the unit and can make it unstable and,
therefore, unsafe to lift.
There are four designated lifting points in the
skid for lifting the SK3000 by crane. Only lift by
attaching cables to these points. Their locations
are marked in the photo above. The lift points are
also used to secure the unit to the truck chassis
or trailer with chain binders. Always make the
crane has a lifting capacity greater than weight
of the unit plus the fuel in the tank.
2.2 SK3000 Engine and Power Take-off
All systems are powered by the onboard diesel
engine. Engine power is transferred to the high
pressure pump and vacuum blower by a clutch
activated PTO and Heavy duty, carbon fiber belts
and pulleys. The components of the waterblast-
ing system are manually activated by the PTO and
controlled by switches on the tractor control panel
or levers on the Ground Hog unit.
The engine control panel, mounted on the passen-
ger side near the water tank, controls the starting,
running and stopping of the engine. Fuses in the
panel protect the ignition and electronic control
LIFTING POINTS
Skid Lifting Points