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12.0 LIFT OPERATION
12.1 Raising the Lift
1. If the lift is equipped with sliding Jack Beam(s), be sure that the Beam(s) are positioned at the
front or mid travel of the lift, fully down, and with the risers removed and stored. Never store
Jack Beams at the rear of the lift.
2. Ensure that the lift is fully lowered before attempting to load or unload a vehicle.
3. Ensure that locking pins are in the front turnplates and rear slip plates before driving a vehicle
onto the lift.
4. Position the vehicle on the lift ensuring the resulting load on the deck is distributed as evenly
as possible. Under no circumstances should a vehicle be lifted if the weight distribution is
unbalanced by more than 10% on either side. Maximum wheelbase for this lift is 176”.
ATTENTION:
THE VEHICLE IS POSITIONED CORRECTLY WHEN THE DISTANCE
FROM THE CENTER OF THE TIRES TO THE INSIDE EDGE IF THE RUNWAYS IS
EQUAL ON BOTH RUNWAYS, FOR BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES.
5. Chock the vehicle using the wheel chocks provided.
6. Check that there are no obstructions above the lift that could damage the lift or vehicles.
7. Raise the lift by pressing the up button on the control console. Raise the lift past the desired
working height until both mechanical safeties are heard engaging. Press the down button to
lower the lift down onto both of the mechanical safeties
8.
Do not raise or lower the lift with the vehicle on the Jack Beam.
WARNING! NEVER WORK UNDER A VEHICLE OR THE LIFT UNLESS IT IS
POSITIONED ON BOTH MECHANICAL SAFETIES!
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12.2 Lowering the Lift
1. Check that there are no obstructions under the lift or vehicle. Be sure that the sliding Jack
Beams are fully lowered and positioned at the front or mid section of the lift.
2. Raise the lift by pressing the up button until both runways are clear of their mechanical safety
locks.
3. Press the air safety release button to release the mechanical safeties.
4. While holding the air safety release button, press the down button and lower the lift to the
completely collapsed position.
5. Remove wheel chocks and ensure that locking pins are in the front turnplates and rear slip
plates before driving a vehicle off the lift.
6. Be certain that the lift is completely lowered before removing the vehicle from the lift.
7. Do not raise or lower the lift with the vehicle on the Jack Beam.
ATTENTION: THE OPERATOR MUST ALWAYS KEEP THEIR ATTENTION ON THE
OPERATION OF THE LIFT WHILE RAISING OR LOWERING. IF AN
OBSTRUCTION IS SEEN, RELEASE BOTH THE AIR SAFETY RELEASE BUTTON
AND THE DOWN BUTTON TO STOP THE LIFT.
Summary of Contents for EELR587A
Page 7: ...7 of 84 3 0 SAFETY WARNING DECALS...
Page 18: ...18 of 84 Figure 8 Hydraulic Connections...
Page 22: ...22 of 84 TO LEFT DECK ASSEMBLY Figure 11 Air Safety Auxiliary Air Connections...
Page 26: ...26 of 84 Figure 15b Optional LED Driver Box Circuit Connections...
Page 35: ...35 of 84 Figure 28 Filler Angle Installation...
Page 64: ...64 of 84 20 0 ACCESSORY ASSEMBLY 20 1 Front Turnplate...
Page 67: ...67 of 84 20 3 Airline Routing for Locking Turnplates and Rear Slip Plates...
Page 79: ...79 of 84 22 0 POWERPACK ASSEMBLY 22 1 Powerpack Assembly EAA0441V72A...
