Farr HD8625 - H. MAKING AND BREAKING CONNECTIONS

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hD8625 8-
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Technical Manual
H. MAKING AND BREAKING CONNECTIONS
SetupandprepareyourequipmentforoperationasperSection2ofthismanualRefertothefollowingsections:
• 2.D-HydraulicConnections
• 2.E-TongJawInstallation
• 2.F.1-TongRig-upandLeveling(Suspension)
• 2.F.2-TongRig-upandLeveling(Leveling)
Yourtongandbackupassemblyshouldbeproperlysuspended,connectedtoahydraulicpowersource,andreadytomakeorbreakcon-
nectionsatthispoint.
1. Making A Connection
a) Ensurehydraulicpowersupplytothetongisenergized.Themasterlinkontherigidslingmustbeusedtosuspendthetong.
Donotsuspendthetongdirectlyfromtherigidsling.
THESE OPERATING PROCEDURES ASSUME THE USER HAS PROPERLY SET UP AND PREPARED
THE EQUIPMENT FOR OPERATION AS PER SECTIONS 2D, 2E, AND 2F OF THIS MANUAL.
IllustratIon 2.H.1: master lIftIng lInk
THE MASTER LINK MUST BE USED TO SUSPEND THE TONG ASSEMBLY
b) Ensurethebackingpinisinthe“make-up”position.Fromthefrontofthetong,thebackingpincorrectlyconfiguredformakeup
willbeinthe10o’clockposition(seeIllustration2.H.2nextpage).Ifitisnot,simplyliftupandplaceinthecorrectposition(see
Illustration2nextpage).Thecageplateopeningmustbealignedwiththedooropeningwhensettingthebackingpinposition.
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