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Lifting & Placing
Straining or crushing injury
may occur from improperly
lifting machine or some of
its parts. To reduce this risk,
get help from other people
and use a forklift (or other
lifting equipment) rated for
weight of this machine.
Use a forklift and at least two other people (see
Page 18) to lift the machine off the pallet and onto
a suitable location.
To lift and move mill:
1.
Remove crate from shipping pallet, then
with mill still on pallet, move to installation
location.
2.
Rotate ram 180° so headstock is facing
backwards (see Figure 11), then rotate head
upright.
Refer to Positioning Head on Page 32 and
Positioning Ram on Page 33 for detailed
instructions to help with this step.
Headstock
Facing Backward
Figure 11. Illustrated example of using lifting
straps to move the mill.
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HEAVY LIFT!
Safety Hook
Lifting Straps
Note: After re-positioning ram and head-
stock, make sure they are locked in place to
prevent unexpected movement during lifting.
Make sure the four turret lock bolts (two on
each side of the ram, see Figure 12) are
torqued to 47 ft./lbs. to keep the ram from
unexpectedly moving from the force of the
lifting straps.
Turret Locking Bolts
Figure 12. Locations of turret locking bolts.
3.
Place lifting straps under ram and con-
nect them to safety hook, as illustrated in
Figure 11.
Note: Place protective material between
straps and mill to protect ram and ways, and
to keep from cutting lifting straps.
4.
Unbolt mill from shipping pallet.
5.
With other people steadying load to keep it
from swaying, lift mill a couple of inches.
— If mill tips to one side, lower it to the
ground and adjust ram or table to balance
the load. Make sure to re-tighten lock
levers and bolts before lifting mill again.
— If mill lifts evenly, remove shipping pallet
and lower mill onto its prepared location.
Model G0796/G0797 (Mfd. Since 1/18)
(2 of 4)
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