SK375-AT3
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4.15.2.
Instructions for driving with erected tower
Check the roadway and the new working site
1. Check if the roadway is levelled:
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The maximum permissible tilt of the truck is 2°;
2. Check if there are no sharp turns along the driving path;
3. Check if the load capacity of the soil is sufficient:
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Are there no cavities or pipes such as sewage systems, embankments, wells, cellars?
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Is the soil hardened or are there suitable drive plates available?
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Are there transitions from hard to soft soil?
4. Check if there is enough space to drive with an erected tower:
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Mind the width of the vehicle with extended outriggers.
Check the position / status of the crane
1. Check the current wind force on the
touch screen
:
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The maximum permissible wind force is 3 Bft (5,4 m/s);
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Compare the current value with the weather forecast;
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The wind force may fluctuate during time. Take this into account;
2. Check if the tyre pressure of all tyres is in the range of 9.0
– 9.2 bar (measured at cold tyres)
(see
);
3. Check if the jib is in
horizontal position
(NOT 30° luffed):
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If not, top the crane to
horizontal jib
;
4. Check if there is no load in the hoisting hook;
5. Let the trolley travel in or out till it is positioned 5 meters away from the tower:
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Lift or lower the hoisting block till it is situated 5 meters away from the jib;
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The upper frame is locked, with the jib over the front of the truck:
Check if the upper frame is correctly locked;
6. Turn off the
electric motor crane
;
7. Check if the outrigger beams are all fully protracted (
full outrigger base
);
8. Operate switch
all axles up / down
to create a ground clearance of approx. 10 cm of the
outrigger plates.
CAUTION!
Driving with an erected tower
is a risky act, which is exclusively carried out
by the own responsibility of the driver.
The instructions are just meant to help the driver in his preparations for
driving with an erected tower.
Spierings Mobile Cranes is NOT responsible for missing instructions or
unforeseen situations, which may occur during driving with an erected tower.