Golden Tornado 8-CYLINDER, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...17611 East St North Fort Myers FL 33917 239 337 4141 GoldenMarineSystems com GoldenBoatLifts com REVISION A PUBLISHED 7 15 2020 INSTALLATION MANUAL MODEL 8 CYLINDER ...

Page 2: ... Capped Adjustable Inserts Hydraulic Cylinders with Stainless Steel Shafts Hydraulic Cylinder Shafts are Protected with the Exclusive Air Bellows Larger Structural Components Prevent Flex and Wear our Lifts are much Heavier than all Others The Golden Exclusive Multi Bunk Can Accommodate V hulls Step Hulls Pontoon and Deck Boats As Well As PWCs Optional and Removable Accessories Such as Adjustable ...

Page 3: ... the Tornado Boat Lift Failure to reference and follow these instructions before attempting to operate the Tornado Boat Lift may cause damage to the lift and or personal injury death After completing the steps outline in the TORNADO INSTALLATION MANUAL and the HYDRAULIC POWER PACK INSTALLATION MANUAL the Tornado Boat Lift should be ready to operate Note Before operation it is important to verify t...

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Page 5: ...s Mallet Pry Bar HARDWARE IDENTIFICATION Hinge Bearing Cotter Pin Lock Washer Hinge Pin Hex Nut Hex Bolt Cylinder Pin Lollipop Washer Flat Washer 1 2 58 3 8 72 16 1 8 32 1 16 16 1 2 58 3 8 72 3 8 x 1 1 2 L 16 3 8 x 4 L 16 3 8 x 4 1 2 L 32 3 8 x 5 L 16 1 2 x 3 1 2 L 40 1 2 x 4 1 2 L 32 3 16 32 1 2 144 3 8 96 3 4 12 Note Hardware amounts may vary depending on optional accessories Middle H Frame s 64...

Page 6: ...t 2 Attach one 1 3 8 Flat Washer onto two 2 3 8 x 4 1 2 Hex Bolts and insert them into Leg Pocket securing the Crossbeam to the Square Tube Leg shown in Figure 2 3 Attach one 1 3 8 Flat Washer one 1 3 8 Lock Washer and one 1 3 8 Hex Nut over the two 2 protruding ends of the Hex Bolts and securely fasten with appropriate wrench until secure as shown in Figure 2 4 Repeat these steps three 3 more tim...

Page 7: ...e 3 2 Attach one 1 3 8 Flat Washer to one 1 3 8 Hex Bolt and insert through hole s in the Foot Pad and Square Tube Leg as shown in Figure 3 3 Attach one 1 3 8 Lock Washer and one 1 3 8 Hex Nut to the protruding end of the Hex Bolt and securely fasten with appropriate wrench until secure 4 Repeat these steps for the remaining five 5 Foot Pads Note Please set two 2 Square Tube Legs and Foot Pads asi...

Page 8: ...oles on the bottom of the Side Beam Saddle as shown in Figure 5 3 Attach one 1 3 8 Flat Washer one 1 3 8 Lock Washer and one 1 3 8 Hex Nut to the two 2 protruding ends of the Hex Bolts and hand tighten Note It is important not to over tighten Hex Nuts to allow for Side Beam adjustability 4 Repeat these steps three 3 more times once for the opposite side of the Side Beam and twice for the second Si...

Page 9: ... 1 1 2 Lock Washer and one 1 1 2 Hex Nut to each of the five 5 protruding ends of the Hex Bolts and hand tighten Note It is important not to over tighten Hex Nuts to allow for Lower Cylinder Mount adjustability 4 Repeat these steps for five 5 more times once for the other side of the Lower Cylinder Mount and four times for the other three mounts Note Please return to this step when instructed to f...

Page 10: ...rench until secure 4 Slide the Middle Leg Support bracket underneath and upward around the Side Beam so that the mounting holes are above the Side Beam as shown in Figure 8 5 Attach one 1 3 8 Flat Washer over two 2 3 8 Hex Bolts and insert them into the mounting holes on the Middle Leg Support bracket as shown in Figure 8 6 Slip one 1 3 8 Lock Washer one 1 3 8 Flat Washer and one 1 3 8 Hex Nut ove...

Page 11: ... into one 1 1 Hinge Pin bending the tines of the Cotter Pin outward and apart securing the Cotter Pin within the Hinge Pin 3 Attach a Lollipop Washer to the open end of the Hinge Pin 4 Slide the Hinge Pin through the hinge plate as shown in Figure 10 5 Insert one 1 Lollipop Washer and one 1 1 8 Cotter Pin into the protruding end of the Hinge Pin bending the tines of the Cotter Pin outward and apar...

Page 12: ...ter Pin outward and apart securing the Cotter Pin within the Hinge Pin 3 Attach a Lollipop Washer to the open end of the Hinge Pin 4 Slide the Hinge Pin through the hinge plate as shown in Figure 12 5 Insert one 1 Lollipop Washer and one 1 1 8 Cotter Pin into the protruding end of the Hinge Pin bending the tines of the Cotter Pin outward and apart securing the Cotter Pin within the Hinge Pin 6 Rep...

Page 13: ...1 1 Hinge Pin bending the tines of the Cotter Pin outward and apart securing the Cotter Pin within the Hinge Pin 3 Attach a Lollipop Washer to the open end of the Hinge Pin 4 Slide the Hinge Pin through the hinge plate as shown in Figure 12 5 Insert one 1 Lollipop Washer and one 1 1 8 Cotter Pin into the protruding end of the Hinge Pin bending the tines of the Cotter Pin outward and apart securing...

Page 14: ...lower mounting hole as shown in Figure 13 3 From the inside of the hinge plate insert one 1 3 8 Hex Bolt through the hinge plate and the lower hole on the Cylinder Pin 4 Attach one 1 3 8 Lock Washer and one 1 3 8 Hex Nut to the protruding end of the Hex Bolt and fasten with appropriate wrench until secure as shown in Figure 13 5 Repeat these steps for the remaining seven 7 Hydraulic Cylinders PART...

Page 15: ...through the Hydraulic Cylinder upper mounting hole as shown in Figure 15 3 From the inside of the mounting plate insert one 1 3 8 Hex Bolt through the mounting plate and the hole on the Cylinder Pin shown in Figure 15 4 Attach one 1 3 8 Lock Washer and one 1 3 8 Hex Nut to the protruding end of the Hex Bolt and fasten with appropriate wrench until secure as shown in Figure 15 5 Repeat these steps ...

Page 16: ...ugh the hinge plate as shown in Figure 17 Note Please a Lollipop Washer between the hinge plate and the V Bunk Support on both sides as you slide the Hinge Pin through 5 Insert one 1 Flat Washer and one 1 1 8 Cotter Pin into the protruding end of the Hinge Pin bending the tines of the Cotter Pin outward and apart securing the Cotter Pin within the Hinge Pin 6 Repeat this step seven 7 more times tw...

Page 17: ...e 1 Hex Nut to the protruding ends of the Hex Bolts and hand tighten Note It is important not to over tighten Hex Nuts to allow for adjustability 4 Repeat these steps seven 7 more times once for the other side of the V Bunk and six more times for the other V Bunks Note Please return to this step when instructed to fully tighten hardware PARTS REQUIRED TO MOUNT V BUNK 3 8 Flat Washer 32 3 8 x 4 1 2...

Page 18: ...and one 1 1 2 Hex Nut over the protruding ends of the Hex Bolts and hand tighten Note It is important not to over tighten Hex Nuts to allow for adjustability 5 Repeat these steps seven 7 more times once for the other side of the V Bunk and six more times for the other V Bunks Note Please return to this step when instructed to fully tighten hardware PARTS REQUIRED TO MOUNT V BUNK BRACKET 1 2 Flat W...

Page 19: ...corresponding mounting holes on the V Bunk Brackets 2 Insert one 1 3 8 Flat Washer over two 2 3 8 Hex Bolts and insert them into the holes on the Bunk as shown in Figure 21 3 Attach one 1 3 8 Lock Nut and one 1 3 8 Hex Nut to the protruding ends of the Hex Bolts and tighten with appropriate wrench 4 Repeat these steps seven 7 more times once for the other side of the Bunk and six more times for th...

Page 20: ...ent tube is angled upward toward the outside of the lift and downward toward the inside of the lift as shown in Figure 23 3 Attach one 1 3 8 Flat Washer over two 2 Hex Bolts and insert into the corresponding holes in the Bunk support as depicted in Figure 22 4 Attach one 1 Lock Washer and one 1 Hex Nut to each of the protruding Hex bolts and fasten with appropriate wrench until secure 5 Repeat thi...

Page 21: ...r to one 1 Hex Bolt and insert into the mounting hole 4 Attach one 1 Flat Washer one 1 Lock Washer and one 1 Hex Nut to the protruding end of the Hex Bolt and fasten with appropriate wrench until secure 5 Repeat this step three 3 more times once for the opposite end of the Bunk and twice for the second Bunk Note It is important to review all the steps in this manual before operating the Tornado Bo...

Page 22: ... 3 After securing the lift in the appropriate location the hydraulic hoses should carefully be reattached to the pump LEVELING THE TORNADO LIFT Note Never operate a lift while on the lift or inside the boat 1 Now that the lift is in its final position measure the distance from each corner of the lift to the surface of the water The four measurements should all be within 1 1 2 of each other otherwi...

Page 23: ...EAM ATTACH FOOT PAD MOUNT SIDE BEAM ATTACH LOWER CYLINDER MOUNT ATTACH INNER FOOT PADS MOUNT STERN SIDE H FRAME MOUNT BOW SIDE H FRAME MOUNT MIDDLE H FRAME MOUNT HYDRAULIC CYLINDER S MOUNT V BUNK SUPPORT ATTACH V BUNK MOUNT V BUNK BRACKET MOUNT ALUMINUM MULTI BUNK ATTACH GUIDE POLE MOUNTING BRACKET ATTACH GUIDE POLE COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH OF THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK OPERATING MANUAL I ______________...