Installation
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2.0
Installation
The following sections give a recommended equipment list and explain how to properly install the RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale.
The general order for assembling the RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale is summarized below:
1. Set deck module into position on setting blocks.
2. Install load cell mounts in pocket and anchor bolts in baseplates.
3. Run cabling and connect electrical wiring to the junction box.
4. Connect the indicator and peripheral devices.
2.1 Recommended Equipment and Tools
• Crane with a minimum of 5000 lb capacity
• Four lifting straps (8
'
minimum length each) with hooks and clevises for lifting
• 3/4
"
rotary hammer drill
• 3/4
"
x 24
"
masonry carbide drill bit
• One low-profile 4-ton bottle jack
• 3
"
minimum setting blocks (4 - one for each corner of the scale)
• Torque wrench to 100 ft-lb
• Socket wrenches to 1-1/2
"
(drive compatible with torque wrench)
• Box end wrenches to 1-1/4
"
• Open end wrench set (7/16
"
and 1-1/4
"
)
• 4
'
bubble level
• Small torpedo level
• Hammers, maul, pry bar
• Hand tools for pulling and connecting electrical wiring
• Wire feed welder
• 4-1/2
"
Angle grinder
2.2 Lifting and Handling
The deck module is lifted using four lifting straps (8
'
minimum length each), attached to the four lifting straps mounted on the top
of the weighbridge. The lifting straps provide balanced lifting of the module.
Figure 2-1. Lifting Hole Location
A set of lifting lugs are provide with the scale.
Lifting straps must always be inserted into the top of the scale. Lifting should always occur with the top plate
facing up and the lifting straps securely attached through the nuts welded to the bottom side of the top plate.
Lifting from the bottom of the plate could cause nuts to break loose and the scale to fall.
Lifting Hole Locations
Lifting Hole Locations
Note
WARNING
