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PLM 250

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PLM 250   — ELEVATING POWERED HELPER

SAFETY

The safety of all persons operating, maintaining, repairing, or in the vicinity of the PLM 250 is of paramount 

concern to Southworth. Therefore, throughout this manual, Southworth has identified certain hazards 

which may occur in the use of the PLM 250 and provided appropriate instructions or precautions which should 

be taken to avoid these hazards. In some cases, Southworth has also pointed out the consequences that 

may occur if these instructions or precautions are not followed. Southworth uses the following system of identifying 

the severity of the hazards associated with its products:

“DANGER” 

Immediate hazard which will result in severe personal injury or death.

“WARNING” 

Hazardous or unsafe practice which could result in severe personal injury 

or death.

“CAUTION” 

Hazardous or unsafe practice which could result in minor personal injury 

or property damage.

Please read and follow the instructions in this manual, including all safety instructions and 
precautions, carefully and completely.

Summary of Contents for PLM 250

Page 1: ..._________ For equipment manufactured after May 1999 Powered Dandy Owner s Manual PLM 250 Elevating Powered Helper February 2013 Southworth Products Corporation P O Box 1380 Portland Maine 04104 1380 P...

Page 2: ...vailable to personnel working with the PLM 250 In the interest of safety please read the entire manual carefully and be familiar with its contents before you use or service the PLM 250 If you have any...

Page 3: ...N 6 OPERATION 7 Platform Control 7 Caster Configuration 7 Brake 7 Direction Lock 7 Battery 8 BATTERY LIFE 8 CONTROL BOX 8 ACTUATOR 9 LOAD CAPACITY 9 MAINTENANCE 10 Monthly 10 Annually 10 TROUBLE SHOOT...

Page 4: ...outhworth has also pointed out the consequencesthat mayoccuriftheseinstructionsorprecautionsarenotfollowed Southworthusesthefollowingsystem of identifying the severity of the hazards associated with i...

Page 5: ...sliding the two threaded ends of the handle into the pockets that are welded to the base frame Using the lock washers and the nuts secure firmly 3 Locatethebatterycontrolboxassembly Attachtheassembly...

Page 6: ...5905970 Front Caster 5905968 Battery Pack 5905918 Battery Mounting Bracket 5905920 Control Box 5905917 Hand Control 5905958 Actuator 5905916 Decal Kit 3055607 Hand Control Platform and Frame Handle B...

Page 7: ...to ensure that nobody becomes caught in the moving parts figure 2 CASTER CONFIGURATION The PLM 250 is supplied with four swiveling casters One of the rear casters is fitted with a brake and the other...

Page 8: ...ds to be for a minimum of 24 to 48 hours After this first initial charging there is a maximum charging time of 6 hours to reach the batteries full charge capacity BATTERY LIFE The life of the battery...

Page 9: ...is stamped into the identification plate located on the central cross member at the base of the actuator and capacity stickers on either side of the table figure 4 The PLM 250 contains an overload pro...

Page 10: ...e are no foreign objects in the way of the rollers and the scissor legs Make sure all wires are plugged into the control box MONTHLY MAINTENANCE 1 Check all welds making sure they are intact no cracks...

Page 11: ...unit You will find these numbers on the name plate To order replacement parts please call the Parts Department at 207 878 0700 Parts are shipped subject to the following terms FOB factory Returns onl...

Page 12: ...e thirty 30 days from the effective date of the RMA to have the merchandise arrive freight prepaid at Southworth If the RMA number is missing or expired beyond 30 days it may be refused at Southworth...

Page 13: ...f any product with state or local safety or product standard codes and any failure to comply with such codes shall not be considered a defect of material or workmanship under this warranty Southworth...

Page 14: ...aff has over 400 years of engineering experience If one of our standard products does not meet your needs our engineers can custom design equipment specifically suited to your material handling applic...

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