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Connectthehydraulichosetothetensionerinaccordancewiththetensioner’sinstructions
4.0GeneralPreparationsbeforeUse
4.1CheckHydraulicPumpKit
4.1.1CheckManualHydraulicPumpKit
CAUTION
RiverhawkrecommendsthatthehydraulicpumpsshouldbereturnedtoRiverhawkforperiodic
inspections.Replacementofobsoletehydraulicpumpsisrecommended.Functionalupgrades
arealsorecommended.TheRiverhawkServiceReturnsCoordinatorshouldbenotified3‐6
monthspriortoaplannedoutagetoscheduleaninspectionservice.
Checkthepumpkitforanyvisiblesignsofdamage.Donotuseifthepumpisdamaged.
ThepumpkitisshippedfromtheRiverhawkfactoryfullofhydraulicoil.Verifyoillevelas
describedinsection6.2.1.
Checkhydraulicpressuregageforanydamage.
Reviewsection5.1foroperatinginstructionspriortotestingthepump.
Testpumpbydead‐heading(leaveportpluginplace)andpumptheleverarm.Thepressure
gaugeshouldbuildpressureandthenholdthesteadypressurewhentheleverismotionless.
4.1.2CheckAir‐DrivenHydraulicPumpKit
CAUTION
RiverhawkrecommendsthatthehydraulicpumpsshouldbereturnedtoRiverhawkforperiodic
inspections.Replacementofobsoletehydraulicpumpsisrecommended.Functionalupgrades
arealsorecommended.TheRiverhawkServiceReturnsCoordinatorshouldbenotified3‐6
monthspriortoaplannedoutagetoscheduleaninspectionservice.
Checkthepumpkitforanyvisiblesignsofdamage.Donotuseifthepumpisdamaged.
ThepumpkitisshippedfromtheRiverhawkfactoryfullofhydraulicoil.Verifyoillevelas
describedinsection6.2.3.