TEDA XQ140 - Detailed Operation Methods (Continued); 5.2 Making-up operation steps

MODEL XQ140/20 HYDRAULIC POWER TONG OPERATION MANUAL
YANCHENG TEDA DRILLING & PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD
5.2 Making-up operation steps (This manual is suitable for making-up or breaking-out
direction with right hand thread, but the left hand thread is on the contrary.)
□Hydraulic power tong does racing, make it back to preliminary working state.
Select proper gear according to actual requirement (usually high gear).
□ Turn the reset knobs of the master tong and backup tong to the making-up
direction; make sure the knobs point in the same direction.
□ Close the safety door.
□ Push the tong tail to make the tong turn around the rotating center, tighten the
guy.
□ Push hand control valve lever gently to begin the making-up operation.
□ Pull the lever of the hand control valve to make tong back to the initial working
position.
□ Open the safety door, push tong back to the preliminary position. One
making-up operation is over.
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 Making up under over torque circumstances can damage tubing as
well as the hydraulic power!
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In case of insufficient braking spring or spring failure, make up the
number or change the spring.
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Please make-up according to recommended API torque valve.
Fig.5-6
Making-up direction
Breaking-out direction
Reset knob
Breaking-out direction
Making-up direction
The indication direction of the knob