Rev.: 10/13 – NA
Installation and maintenance manual
Tractelift
®
Type II
Page 10 of 24
Copyright 2013,
Tractel
®
P4795 NA
all rights reserved.
Fig. 9
Pipe hook
Key ring
Hose clamp
Round belt
5.2 Diverter unit and round belt
5.2.1 Preparation
a) Material and equipment to be taken with on the
ascent:
– pre-assembled
diverter unit
c/w anchoring parts;
for ladders with round steps incl. the
two anchor brackets
–
Round belt
–
Tools
and
material
:
Socket size 1/2” 10 mm,
wrench/ratchet size 3/8” to 1 1/8” (13 mm and
19mm),
screw driver for the hose clamp,
Molycote
®
grease paste DX,
insulating band (only for aluminum-ladders)
–
1 step reinforcement
(only for aluminum-ladders)
–
Pole strap
b) Connect the round belt’s end by means of the hose
clamp to the key ring of the pipe hook . As a backup
also attach the belt grab and carabiner to the round
belt. This carabiner and the pipe hook are then at-
tached to the lower D ring of the harness (fig. 9).
5.2.2 Ascent
a) The 1
st
installer connects the pipe hook and the
carabiner with the round belt to one of the D-rings
of its harness, and takes the rest of the material.
b) He secures himself to the climbing protection system
and starts climbing.
c) The 2
nd
installer watches the proper un-coiling of
the round belt from the hasp.
d) After arriving on top,
– Safely lay down the material on the platform.
– Take the round belt off the harness and secure
to the ladder by means of the pipe hook.
Fig. 10a
Secure all materials and tools with a lanyard before
climbing the ladder.
Before starting installation work, the in-
staller has to secure himself to the ladder
using an adjustable positioning lanyard!
X
Fig. 10b
5.2.3 Diverter unit installation
On aluminum ladders, insert step reinforce-
ment. (Fig. 8a page 8)
a) Align the pulley with the bottom pulley
b)
Fix the Diverter:
Before mounting the diverter make sure no moving
parts of the nacelle will obstruct with it. Fix the di-
verter unit at the highest two steps possible, (Fig.
10a). On steps use anchor brackets (
X
) to avoid
the diverter unit from tilting (Fig. 10b).
Belt grab
Harness D ring
Carabiner