Southworth Products
DDL Dock Lift Manual
DDL Dock Lift Manual
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4.6 General Installation
1. Attach a chain or lifting strap, with an appropriate load spreader, to the main lifting eyes.
The chain or strap must pull on the lifting eyes vertically.
2. Using an appropriate lifting device, carefully move the machine into position.
3. Remove the lifting eyes and install them into the second set of holes. The second set of
holes have a nut welded to the bottom of the platform and are used to manually raise the
platform for access during installation. Reattach the chain or strap.
Eye bolts must be removed from holes securing the platform to the base
frame (holes along platform center line) before attempting to raise the
platform.
4. Using the eyes bolts, raise the platform and engage the maintenance device.
See the
Maintenance Devices section.
Ensure the roller end of the platform is not is not lifted off
of the upper rollers.
5. Remove the eye bolts and save them for future use, if needed.
6. Ensure the machine is level. If necessary use shims beneath the lag plates. All load bearing
points of the base frame must be fully supported by using grout beneath the base frame.
An improperly supported base frame can cause excess wear and/or
permanent damage to the machine.
INSTALL EYE BOLTS INTO SECOND SET OF
HOLES TO MANUALLY RAISE THE PLATFORM
(OFF PLATFORM CENTERLINE)
LIFTING EYE POSITION FOR
MOVING ENTIRE MACHINE
(ALONG PLATFORM CENTERLINE)
USE LOAD SPREADER SO THAT CHAIN/
STRAPS PULLS VERTICALLY ON LIFTING
EYES
CROSS HATCHING INDICATES AREAS THAT
HINGE END
ROLLER TRACKS (BOTH SIDES)
NEED TO BE SHIMMED AND/OR GROUTED,
ONCE LEVELED.
FRONT ROLL-OVER SUPPORT
SIDE ROLL-OVER
SUPPORT (BOTH SIDES)
LAG PLATES (ALL
FOUR CORNERS)
