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Unpacking
Open shipping container and check for shipping
damage. Report any damage immediately to
your distributor and shipping agent. Do not
discard any shipping material until the Wire
Rope Hoist is installed and running properly.
Read the instruction manual thoroughly for
installation, maintenance and safety instructions.
Installation
Use an assistant to help hold the Hoist while you
secure it in place.
The Hoist can be installed on an overhead pipe
or square tubing using the hanger brackets atop
the Hoist. See Figure 1. Make sure the hanger
brackets are firmly secured to prevent the Hoist
from slipping on the pipe or tubing.
The Hoist may also be mounted to a movable
trolley that rolls along an overhead beam.
Remove the hanger brackets and use the
provided screws and washers to secure the
Hoist to the angle irons on the trolley. Figure 2
shows the mounting of the Hoist to the WRT-
2000 JET Trolley (stock no. 107004, available
from your dealer).
Operation
For proper and safe operation, the wire rope
should be evenly wrapped around the reel
(Figure 3), and seated properly in the pulley on
the snatch block.
Using the Snatch Block
The snatch block allows a 2:1 lifting ratio. The
bottom hook is looped back and inserted into the
hole on the frame (see Figure 4). The snatch
block is then attached to the load. The lifting
height is thereby halved, but the load capacity is
doubled to the maximum.
General Operating Procedure:
1. The reel will not “freewheel”; you must use
the switch to pull out or reel in the wire rope.
Press the upper part of the rocker switch on
the handle to reel in the wire rope. Press the
lower part of the rocker switch to lower the
wire rope.
NOTE: When the hook is retracted too far
into the reel, it will push the cable guide
which activates a shut off switch to prevent
damage to the Hoist.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
