Farr HD8625 - Illustration 3.L.1: Shipping Instructions - Pallet

Technical Manual
hD8625 8-
5
/
8
” 35K Tong
3.29
MainTenance
Ifpossible,storeinasealed,climatecontrolledenvironment.Ifisolatedstorageisnotavailable,Farrrecommendsstoringyourwrapped
equipmentinasecure,out-of-the-waylocation,usingsilicageldesiccanttoreducethehumiditywithinthewrapping.Asaguideline,use
125g.ofdesiccantforeachcubicmetreofspace,or3.5g.percubicfoot.
CalCulatIon of requIreD DesICCant
1) Calculatethetrappedairvolumebymeasuringtheoutsidedimensionsofthetooltobestored,andtreatthatasthevolumeto
bestored.Forexample,theexternaldimensionsofaKT2000020”powertongare80.25”x50.5”x28”,whichcalculatestoan
approximatevolumeof113500in
3
,or66ft
3
(1.87m
3
).
2) Multiplythecalculated air volume,incubicfeet,by the recommendedamountofdesiccantper cubic foot.Carryingforththe
exampleusedinthepreviousstep,therequireddesiccantchargewouldbe3.5g.x66ft
3
,equaling231g.Severalmanufacturers
offersilicageldesiccantinpackagedquantitiesof125gramsperbag,sotwopackagesofdesiccantwouldberequired.Please
keepinmindthatthisisaguidelineonly-moreorlessdesiccantmayberequiredinextremeenvironmentalconditions.
Forbestcorrosionresistancetheequipmentshouldberemovedfromstorageandexercisedonaregularbasis,dependingonthestorage
environment.Farrrecommendsthatforequipmentstoredinasalt-watermaritimeorexposeddustyenvironment,repeatsteps9through24
monthly.Forequipmentstoredinisolatedstorageinanon-maritimeenvironment,repeatsteps9through24quarterly.Replacedesiccant
packsatthistime-depleteddesiccantpacksmaybetreatedasregulardunnage.
sHIPPIng InstruCtIons
Thefollowingprocedureliststhestepstobefollowedtoprepareyourtongforshipping.
1. Ifnotalreadydoneremoveaccessories(tongjaws,loadcell,torquegauge,etc.)McCoyrecommendswrappingtheseitemsin
protectivewrapandplacinginaseparatewoodencrate.
2. Placetheequipmentonasturdypalletconstructedof4”x4”cross-membersand2”x4”flooring.McCoyrecommendsplacing
a2”x6”boardacrossthewidthofthetongunderthelegs(seeIllustration3.M.1).Ensurethepalletislargeenoughtoaccom-
modatethewoodencratecontainingthetongaccessories.
23.
Allowtheanti-corrosivecoatingampletimetodry-refertomanufacturerdatasheetsfordryingtimesatroomtemperature.
24.
Wrapentireassemblyin100gauge(1mil)corrosion-inhibitingwrap,atleast3layersthick.Attempttoensurethatthetool
iswell-sealedwithinthewrapping,includingthebottom.
IllustratIon 3.l.1: sHIPPIng InstruCtIons - Pallet