Instron 68TM-5 - Before You Begin; Equipment

Chapter: Lifting and handling
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Before you begin
Before moving the load frame ensure that:
• All site requirements are met (“Site requirements” on page 25).
• Operators of any lifting equipment have the appropriate licenses and have complied
with your local safety standards (e.g. the appropriate training required by OSHA in
the U.S.).
• At the final site location, there is adequate clearance between the ceiling and the
top of the load frame, including clearance for lifting the frame via a forklift.
• The frame and forklift can fit through all doorways, halls, elevators or stairs from the
shipping dock to its final site location.
If the frame is still in its packaging, check the packaging dimensions for your frame
model (“68TM-5 Packaging dimensions and weight” on page 53).
If you are moving the frame without its packaging, check the dimensions for your
frame model (“68TM-5 Dimensions and Weight” on page 35).
• The floors from the shipping dock to the final site location have sufficient support for
the weight of the load frame and forklift combined.
• You have adequate packaging materials to protect the load frame when moving it to
another site. Contact Instron
®
Service to determine the appropriate packaging
requirements for your frame model.
• There are no loose accessories on the shipping skid.
Equipment
•
A forklift with a load rating that is double the load frame’s gross weight.
• Protective padding for the crosshead.
• 8 mm wrench for securing bolts for the table top machines.
Warnings
Hazard - do not lift the frame by the base.
The base covers cannot support the weight of the frame. If you try to lift the frame with a
forklift under the base, the base covers could break and cause personal injury and
equipment damage.