National ramp ALUMINUM SOLID, Installation Manual

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Step 2  Carry the ramp section over to the ramp and hook the tongue into the groove of the last
installed ramp or platform section.
Step 3  Level the ramp
18.3.7.
Adjust the legs if needed to ensure the ramp section is level across the width of the ramp
and at the correct height and the legs are plumb (vertically straight).
18.4
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SPECIAL PLATFORM CONFIGURATIONS
These platform configurations are installed following the same general steps of a platform installation.
Switchback Platforms
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The planking will change directions on a switchback platform.
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5'x8' switchback platforms are composed of a 4'x5' platform and then a 5'x4' platform.
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Use a switchback bracket to install a leg on the inside corner of the switchback platform.
TIPS AND TRICKS
Set the leg on one side of the ramp to 4.8°, then level the ramp left-right to 0°.
TIPS AND TRICKS
For any questions
on leg placement,
please reference
pages 46 and 47.
SWB SWITCHBACK BRACKET
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
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OF NATIONAL RAMP.
1. FOOT PLACEMENT DIMENSIONS MUST BE VERIFIED BASED ON FIELD CONDITIONS AND ACTUAL INSTALL
SWB
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