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Thorough inspection
A thorough inspection should be conducted and registered at least every 12 month or more frequent if required by legislation or past experience,
After cleaning the following should be checked:
Shackle:
There must be no signs of nicks, gauges, cracks, deformation, bending or stretching.
Wear must not exceed 10% of original dimensions.
The bolt and nut threads must be lock well into each other and the safety cotter pin shall be in good condition.
Swivel assembly:
There must be no signs of nicks, gauges, cracks, deformation, bending or stretching.
Wear must not exceed 10% of original dimensions.
When the snatch block is open the swivel assembly shall be locked in place and not be able to come loose unintentionally.
Quick bolt:
There must be no signs of cracks, deformation or bending.
The threads must be lock well into each other and the safety hair needle pin shall be in good condition. When the snatch block is open the quick
bolt shall be locked in place and not be able to come loose unintentionally.
Sheave:
There must be no signs of nicks, gauges, cracks, deformation or bending.
Wear on the groove must not exceed 10% of original dimensions.
The sheave shall align between the side plates without misalignment or wobble.
Main axle/nut:
The main axle shall be positively locked in place and secured with safety screw blocking the thread. The nut must not be able to come loose
unintentionally.
Bearings
Check there is no excessive play in the bearings.
Side plates
The side plates shall be straight and without deformations or cracks.
After successful inspection the block should be lubricated using High temperature bearing grease and the inspection results registered.
End of use/Disposal
Snatch blocks shall be sorted/scrapped as general steel scrap.
Your POWERTEX distributor will assist you with the disposal, if required.
Disclaimer
We reserve the right to modify product design, materials, specifications or instructions without prior notice and without obligation to others.
If the product is modified in any way, or if it is combined with a non-compatible product/component, we take no responsibility for the consequenc
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es in regard to the safety of the product.
EC Declaration of conformity
SCM Citra OY
Asessorinkatu 3-7
20780 Kaarina, Finland
www.powertex-products.com
hereby declares that the POWERTEX product as described above is in compliance with EC Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
UK Declaration of conformity
SCM Citra OY
Asessorinkatu 3-7
20780 Kaarina, Finland
www.powertex-products.com
hereby declares that the POWERTEX product as described above is in compliance with the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
