Farr KT5500 - Setup & Operation; Sling; Load-Bearing Device Safety

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SECTIon ConTEnTS
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TECHnICaL ManuaL
SETup & opERaTIon
McCoyDrilling&Completionsrecommendsfollowinganindustry-acceptedstandardsuchasOSHA,ASMEB30.9-2006,ormanu-
facturer’sguidelineswhenperformingany rigging andoverheadlifting.Useby untrainedpersonsishazardous.Improper use will
resultinseriousinjuryordeath.Donotexceedratedcapacity.Slingswillfailifdamaged,abused,misused,overused,orimproperly
maintained.
● Onlygrade80orgrade100alloychainshouldbeusedforoverheadliftingapplications.
● WorkingLoadLimit(WLL)isthemaximumallowableloadinpoundswhichmaybeappliedtotheload-bearingdevice,whenthe
deviceisneworin“asnew”condition,andwhentheloadisuniformlyanddirectlyapplied.TheWLLmustneverbeexceeded.
● WorkingLoadLimit(WLL)isthemaximumworkingloadforaspecicminimumslingangle,measuredfromthehorizontalplane.
TheWorkingLoadLimitisidentiedonthesling.
● TheWorkingLoadLimitorDesignfactormaybeaffectedbywear,misuse,overloading,corrosion,deformation,intentionalal-
terations,sharpcornercuttingactionandotheruseconditions.
● Shockloadingandextraordinaryconditionsmustbetakenintoaccountwhenselectingalloychainslings.
● See OSHA Regulation for Slings 1910.184, ANSI/ASME B30.9-”SLINGS”, ANSI/ASME B30.10-”HOOKS” and  ANSI/AMSE
B30.26“RIGGINGHARDWARE”foradditionalinformation.
DO NOT ACCESS ROTATING COMPONENTS UNLESS HYDRAULIC POWER SUPPLY HAS BEEN
DEACTIVATED OR ISOLATED.
A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED REMOTE POWER PACK EMERGENCY STOP MUST BE INSTALLED IN
THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE TONG OPERATOR.
Adequatesetupandproperhydraulicconnectionsareessentialinensuringreliableoperationofyourtong.Forbestresultsandlongterm
reliability,readandobeythestart-upinstructionsinthissection.
THE SUPPLIED LOAD-BEARING DEVICE (CHAIN SLING, RIGID SLING, SPREADER BAR ASSEM-
BLY, FRAME, OR ANY OTHER DEVICE THAT BEARS THE PARTIAL OR TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE
EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL) HAS BEEN SPECIFIED OR DESIGNED TO SUPPORT
THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT. FARR WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE ABILITY
OF THE LOAD-BEARING DEVICE TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER PART, ASSEMBLY OR COMBINA-
TION OF PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES, OR ANY ADDITIONS TO THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED
IN THIS MANUAL THAT ADD WEIGHT TO THE EQUIPMENT, UNLESS SUPPLIED BY MCCOY
DRILLING & COMPLETIONS.
MCCOY DRILLING & COMPLETIONS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE INTEGRITY OF MODIFIED OR
DAMAGED LOAD-BEARING DEVICES, UNLESS THOSE MODIFICATIONS ARE PERFORMED BY
MCCOY DRILLING & COMPLETIONS.
THE MINIMUM SLING ANGLE (THE ANGLE OF THE LEG OF THE SLING MEASURED
FROM THE HORIZONTAL) MUST NEVER FALL LOWER THAN THE ANGLE SPECIFIED
FOR THE SLING IN USE
A. SLING / LOAD BEARING DEVICE SAFETY
Sling Angle