VMB TE-03, Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating instructions
ENGLISH
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3.3 - Verify that the tower is in a vertical
position.
3.4 - Verify that the tower is blocked in the
working position by means of the safety catch
(M1).
3.5 - To use the tower in the open air, place the
tower in terra firma and protect it against the
wind action.
3.6 - Do not use stairways neither over the
tower nor leaned in it.
3.7 - Be careful with cables, prominent objects,
etc. placed above the tower.
3.8 - Do not stay under the load.
3.9 - Do not move the tower when it is lifted
with load.
3.10 - Before any use of the tower verify the
cable, this must be free of cuts and fraying.
3.11 - Never take to pieces the hand crank of
the winch (W) if the tower is lifted with load.
3.12 - Minimum tractive force required for a
perfect braking funtion : 25 Kg. The brake will
not funtion without this minimum load.
3.13 - Do not apply oil or grease to the brake
mechanism.
3.14 - Not approved for lifting persons.
3.15 - For the transport, lower all the sections
and blockade them with their safety catches.
4. OPERATION
4.1 - In order to place the tower in their working
location, put the tower on a hard and level
surface.
4.2 - Get out the legs (P) of their support for the
transport (S) and insert them in their working
lodging (V) verifying that they are tightly
fastened by the safety catches (R).
4.3 - Put the load on top of the tower using the
suitable support, in order to make work the
weight of the load only in the vertical direction.
The minimum load must be 25 Kg.
4.4 - Lifting:
Lift the blockade on the safety catch
(M1) and elevate the tower rotating the hand
crank of the winch (W) in a clockwise (N
1
),
lifting the load up to desired height.
4.5 - Lowering:
The manoeuvre of lowering is obtained
by the opposite way. Lift the blockade on the
safety catch (M1) and rotate the hand crank of
the winch in a counterclockwise (N
2
) until that
the tower would be completely folded down to
its minimum height.
The tower can be left in any intermediate
position wich would be necessary, the same
as lifting the load.
4.6 - For the transport of the tower is necessary
to fold the tower lowering completely all the
profiles, blockading them with the safety catch
(M1). Get out the legs lifting the blockade on
the catches and put them in their transport
lodging (S).