Rev. 8/17/2020
MINI-SH, MANUAL
Created 2019 Vestil Manufacturing Corp. Page 3 of 8
RECORD OF SATISFACTORY CONDITION (THE “RECORD”)
After attaching the adaptor to your hoist and before putting the hoist into service, record the condition and
appearance of each of the adaptor elements (mounting plate, counterweight weldment, lifting bale, shackle, swivel
hook, and all fasteners). Thoroughly photograph the hoist and adaptor from multiple angles. Include close range
photographs of the hook, swivel, shackle, lifting bale, fasteners and all labeling. Collate all photographs and writings
into a single file. This file is a record of the adaptor in satisfactory condition. Compare the results of all inspections
(see
on p. 2) to this Record to determine whether the adaptor is in satisfactory condition. Do not
use the hoist unless it and the adaptor are in satisfactory condition. Purely cosmetic changes, like damaged paint or
powdercoat, are not changes from satisfactory condition. However, touchup paint should be applied as soon as
damage occurs.
NATIONAL STANDARDS
This product is a counterweight adaptor specifically and exclusively designed for use with Vestil Manufacturing
MINI-series overhead hoists. ANSI/ASME standard B30.16, “Overhead Underhung and Stationary Hoists,” (the
“Standard”) applies to MINI-series hoists. You
should
acquire a copy of the latest version of the Standard by visiting
the following webpage of the ASME.org website:
https://www.asme.org/codes-standards/find-codes-standards/b30-
16-overhead-underhung-stationary-hoists
. Follow all installation, use, and maintenance/care instructions provided in
the Standard as well as all other provisions directed to hoist owners and users. If any content in this manual conflicts
with any recommendations or mandatory provisions in the Standard, apply the provisions from the Standard. Vestil
encourages you to immediately contact
if you discover inconsistencies between this manual and
the Standard. Contact information is provided on the cover page of this manual.
ASSEMBLY
Attach the counterweight adaptor to
the top surface of your MINI-2, MINI-4,
MINI-7, or MINI-10 cable hoist.
•
Remove the mounting brackets from
the hoist.
•
Align the bolt holes in the adaptor
plate with the bolt holes in the hoist.
•
Install the mounting hardware (bolts,
lock washers, washers) and tighten it.
•
Press the counterweight against the
end of the hoist. Attach it to the
adaptor plate with
3
/
8
” – 16 x 1”
carriage bolts. Slide a
3
/
8
” flat washer,
3
/
8
” lock washer, and hex nut onto the
end of both bolts. Tighten the nuts.
•
Unscrew the shackle pin. Attach the
shackle (with hook) to the lifting bale
by reinstalling the shackle pin.
COUNTERWEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Suspend the hoist from the hook of the adaptor. Make sure
that the hoist is level. If the hoist is not level, adjust the position
of the counterweight:
1. Loosen, but do not remove, the
3
/
8
” – 16 x 1” hex bolts that
fasten the counterweight to the adaptor plate.
2. If the motor side of the hoist is lower than the counterweight:
a. Slide the counterweight away from the hoist until the
hoist balances.
b. Retighten the hex nuts.
3. If the counterweight side of the hoist is lower than the motor:
a. Slide the counterweight towards the hoist until the hoist
balances.
b. Retighten the hex nuts.
Mounting
Bracket
3
/
8
” carriage bolt
3
/
8
” flat washer,
lock washer, &
hex nut
Mounting
hardware
Mounting
hardware
Remove
mounting
hardware (bolt,
lock washer,
flat washer)
Mounting bracket
Counter-
weight
Unscrew
shackle pin; and
attach shackle
to lifting bale.
Hook
Shackle
Lifting bale
Adjust
counterweight
position if
hoist not
level.
Counterweight
Hex bolts
Adaptor plate
Hook
Swivel
