MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
QUALIFIED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ONLY
DAILY
• PERFORM THE PRE-OPERATION CHECK LIST.
• REPORT ANY AND ALL EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
• CLEAN ALL MOVING PARTS. (IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO
GREASE THE INSIDE OF THE CHANNEL ON THE POST,
SWING ARMS OR SWING ARM RESTRAINTS.) IF
OXIDIZATION IS OCCURRING USE A LIGHT LUBRICANT. (WD
- 40 OR EQUIVALENT)
• KEEP AREA AROUND THIS EQUIPMENT FREE OF DIRT,
SAND, WATER, ETC.
WEEKLY
• PERFORM THE DAILY OPERATION CHECK LIST.
• WIPE CLEAN, THE CYLINDERS' WIPER SEALS AND THE BASE
OF EACH POST TO REMOVE ANY WEEPING OIL AND DUST.
• VERIFY FLUID LEVEL. WITH THE UNIT FULLY LOWERED,
THE FLUID LEVEL WILL BE 1/2 INCH BELOW THE BREATHER
CAP PORT. USE DEXRON III AS REPLACEMENT FLUID.
• LUBRICATE THE ARM RESTRAINT ASSEMBLIES AS NEEDED
TO INSURE FREE, AND SMOOTH OPERATION.
(DO NOT USE GREASE)
• CYCLE UNIT TO FULL HEIGHT, AND BLEED
APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS.
MONTHLY
• INSPECT LIFTING COMPONENTS FOR DEFORMATION, WEAR
OR CORROSION.
• INSPECT ALL HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS FOR LEAKS,
DEFORMATION, WEAR OR CORROSION.
• TIGHTEN ALL FASTENERS AND HYDRAULIC FITTINGS AS
REQUIRED.
1. ALL O - RING BOSS FITTINGS JAM NUTS ARE TO BE
TIGHTENED TO 15-FOOT POUNDS TORQUE.
2. ALL PIPE FITTINGS, IF LEAKING IS TO BE REMOVED,
RE-SEALED, AND RE - INSTALLED. (SELECT - UNITE
THREAD SEALANT OR EQUIVALENT ON FITTING
THREADS)
• INSPECT ANCHOR CONDITIONS FOR ANY POSSIBLE
CORROSION AND INSPECT THE FLOOR FOR ANY SIGNS OF
FATIGUE OR FRACTURES.
SEMI- ANNUAL TRAINING
• QUALIFY / RE-QUALIFY ALL PERSONNEL IN THE SAFE
OPERATION OF THIS UNIT.
ANNUALLY
• REPLACE AND RE-BLEED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID. ALWAYS
USE A CLEAN FUNNEL AND FILTER. USE DEXRON III
HYDRAULIC FLUID.
• INSPECT ALL BEARINGS FOR UNUSUAL OR EXCESSIVE
WEAR. (REPLACE IF NEEDED)
• REMOVE THE SWING ARM RESTRAINTS. THOROUGHLY
CLEAN. USE A LIGHT LUBRICANT (WD-40 OR EQUIVALENT)
REINSTALL. DO NOT USE GREASE.
• REMOVE THE SWING ARMS. THOROUGHLY CLEAN. USE A
LIGHT LUBRICANT (WD-40 OR EQUIVALENT) REINSTALL.
DO NOT USE GREASE.
• PERFORM THE DAILY, WEEKLY, AND MONTHLY
MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.