Manitowoc 16000 Operator's Manual

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Manitowoc Published 05-09-17, Control # 011-29_v2 4-59
16000 OPERATOR MANUAL SET-UP AND INSTALLATION
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1. Prepare crane and boom as follows:
a. Position the crane in disassembly area.
b. If required per capacity chart, travel front crawler
rollers onto blocking (at boom end of crane).
See Crawler Blocking Diagram in Capacity Chart
Manual for blocking requirements.
2. Lower boom to ground as follows:
• If equipped with a fixed or luffing jib, see Jib
Rigging Guide for procedure.
• If equipped with a standard upper boom point,
remove it (reverse assembly steps) before upper
point contacts ground. Upper point cannot
support weight of boom.
• If equipped with an extended upper boom point,
make sure ground is clear of obstruction so upper
point rollers can roll freely as boom is lowered.
3. Continue to lower boom onto blocking until boom straps
are resting in brackets on boom inserts.
Push intermediate suspension pendants to inner
side of boom as boom is lowered.
4. Remove and store intermediate suspension pendants,
links and pins. Block under inserts before removing
lower connecting pins.
5. Store insert straps and links.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the boom straps. The
straps can be left on the inserts for shipping.
a. Rotate links at front end of butt and inserts forward
for storage (Figure 4-26
, View B).
b. Rotate storage links (4, Figure 4-26
, View B) to
shipping position and pin to secure links and straps.
6. Remove and store block-up limit components (see
Boom Wiring and Limits Electrical Drawing at the end of
this section).
7. Remove and store wind speed indicator assemblies so
they cannot be damaged during shipping (see Wind
Speed Assembly drawing at the end of this section).
8. Disconnect electric cables from cable reel in boom butt
at node controller in boom butt and at wireless
transceiver in boom top (see Boom Wiring and Limits
Electrical Drawing at the end of this section).
9. Coil cable onto cable reel.
10. Disconnect electric cables between boom top and upper
point or luffing jib.
11. To protect electrical components:
a. Attach sealing caps to ends of all unused cables,
unused receptacles, and unused terminator plugs.
b. If equipped, attach terminator plugs to unused
receptacles.
c. Disconnect optional boom working light from
electrical cable WCLE. Loosen thumbscrew,
remove from working position tube and secure in
shipping position in boom butt (see Figure 4-31
).
12. Disconnect load lines from load block and weight ball
and spool load lines onto load drums.
13. Remove fixed jib or luffing jib if installed.
14. Remove extended upper boom point if installed (reverse
assembly steps).
15. Lower wire rope guide (17, View G) to shipping position:
a. Support wire rope guide (17).
b. Remove safety pins (19) from struts (18).
c. Rotate wire rope guide down to shipping position
and install safety pins (19).
16. Store boom top wire rope guide (Figure 4-25
, View B):
a. Attach a sling to hole in wire rope guide (7).
b. Support wire rope guide (7) with hoist.
c. Unpin struts (10) from wire rope guide and pin to
storage lugs (11).
WARNING
Crushing Injury Hazard!
Boom inserts can collapse when connecting pins are
removed. Block both ends of each boom insert before
removing connecting pins.
Never work under or inside boom inserts that are not
securely blocked.
CAUTION
Pendant Damage!
Use extreme care while lowering boom equipped with
intermediate suspension. Boom straps can land on and
crush intermediate suspension pendants.
WARNING
Crushing Injury Hazard!
Do not attempt to unpin straps until they are resting firmly
in strap brackets.

Manitowoc 16000 Specifications

General

Brand	Manitowoc
Model	16000
Category	Construction Equipment
Language	English