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Inspections and Maintenance
Proper maintenance and service will warrant safe and trouble-free operation of an F2 Series
motorized unit and its accessories. In order to ensure operational safety and avoid failures,
the owner and/or user must make sure that all the scheduled inspection and maintenance
operations have been eff ectively and timely carried out according to the inspection and
maintenance schedules for F2 Series motorized units and their accessories.
Blank copies of the daily inspection checklist must be available on job sites at all times to
be fi lled out when daily and weekly inspection operations are carried out. Maintenance and
inspection logs must be kept on record for warranty and safety purposes.
Copies of all maintenance and inspection checklists can be obtained by contacting the
distributor/service center or downloaded directly from the Hydro Mobile website at www.
hydro-mobile.com.
A proper and timely greasing of the gears and the racks is critical to guarantee performance
and longevity of the Hydro Mobile F2 Series mast climber system. It is important to
understand that not all open gear greases and lubricants off er equal levels of quality and
performance. Consequently, only open gear grease recommended by Hydro Mobile must
be used on Hydro Mobile equipment.
Application frequency must be based on the installation and the cumulative runtime use
of the equipment. However, the gears and racks must typically be greased after every
8 to 10 hours of operation (with unit traveling up and down the mast).
Gears and racks on a typical mast climber with a duty cycle of 25% will require to be
greased on a weekly basis.
8 hrs/day * 5 days * 25% duty cycle = 10 hrs
Higher duty cycle operation will require greasing to be more frequent. For example, use
of the F2 Series mast climber in a transport platform application in 100% duty cycle will
increase greasing requirements to up to once a day.
The greasing of the racks and gears must be done with care, using an open gear lubricant
recommended by Hydro Mobile.
At the end of the working shift, grease must be applied to the gears and to the racks
from the top of the mast down. Grease must be allowed to stand for 2-3 hours before
the motorized unit is used again (travel up and down the mast).
Greasing of gears and racks
Recommended open gear lubricants
Manufacturer Part number
Prolab OG-700
Petron Corporation Gear Shield NC
WARNING
Grease must never be applied to any part of the overspeed safety device.
Old grease expelled out of the gear meshing must be cleaned off on a regular basis.
The rack must be visually inspected at the end of each working shift and grease must be
applied if needed.
Any grease accumulation found on
any part of the overspeed safety device must be
reported immediately and the motorized unit must immediately be put out of service
until the overspeed safety device has been inspected and cleaned by a qualifi ed technician
or an appropriately qualifi ed person. For the defi nition of a qualifi ed person, refer to p. 7
of the Performance and Safety Rules section.
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