Manitowoc Grove RT9150E User Manual

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RT9150E OPERATOR MANUAL SET-UP AND INSTALLATION
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Grove
Published 2-23-2017, Control # 644-00
SECTION 4
SET-UP AND INSTALLATION
SECTION CONTENTS
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Accessing the Hoist area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Travel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Working Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Hoist Cable (Wire Rope). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Removing the Old Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Installing a New Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Cable Reeving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Dead-End Rigging/Wedge Sockets. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Installing Wedge and Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Counterweight Removal and Installation . . . . . . 4-12
Counterweight Stand Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Standard Fabricated Counterweight Installation. 4-12
Standard Fabricated Counterweight Removal . . 4-13
Heavy Fabricated Counterweight Installation . . . 4-14
Heavy Fabricated Counterweight Removal . . . . 4-14
17,690 kg (39,000 lb) Cast Counterweight
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
17,690 kg (39,000 lb) Cast Counterweight
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Heavy Cast Counterweight Installation. . . . . . . . 4-16
Heavy Cast Counterweight Removal . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Counterweight Stand Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Outrigger Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Bleed Valve Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Outrigger Box Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Outrigger Box Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Anti Two Block (A2B) Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Unlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Before Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Boom Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Installing the Folding Boom Extension. . . . . . . . . 4-25
Securing Extension with Tag Line (Rope) . . . . . . 4-26
Relieving the Load on Connecting Lugs . . . . . . . 4-26
Extension Erecting Warnings and Requirements 4-26
Erecting Procedure: 36 ft (11 m) Extension. . . . . 4-26
Erecting Procedure: 59 ft (22 m) Extension. . . . . 4-29
Extension Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Connecting the Anti-Two Block Switch . . . . . . . . 4-33
Extension Hydraulic Connections (Optional
Hydraulic Extension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Folding Deflection Sheaves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Positioning/Removing the Hoist Cable . . . . . . . . 4-37
Mechanical Luffing Jib (Adjustable Boom
Extension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Stowing the Folding Boom Extension . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Boom Extension Transport Condition . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Installing and Removing the 26 ft (8 m) and
19 ft (6 m) Extension Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Auxiliary Single-sheave Boom Nose . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Working Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Rigging the auxiliary boom nose . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Transport Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Heavy Duty Luffing Boom Extension . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Heavy Duty Nose Sheave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Stowed Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Anemometer/Aircraft warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Mounting Anemometer/Aircraft Warning Light. . . 4-54
Removing Anemometer/Aircraft Warning Light . . 4-54
GENERAL
This section provides procedures for installing the hoist
cable (wire rope) on the hoist drum, cable reeving, dead-end
rigging, counterweight removal and installation, outrigger
removal and installation, swingaway boom removal and
installation, and hydraulic boom extension connecting and
disconnecting.
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Manitowoc Grove RT9150E Specifications

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Brand	Manitowoc
Model	Grove RT9150E
Category	Construction Equipment
Language	English