JLG X550AJ Operator Manual - Manual (Page 68)

SECTION 4 - MACHINE OPERATION
4-24 – JLG Lift – 3128791
4.11 LIFTING AND TIE DOWN
Lifting
1. Determine gross weight of machine, refer to the
serial number tag, or weigh the individual unit to find
out the gross vehicle weight.
2. Place the booms in the stowed position and properly
aligned. All outriggers are fully retracted and the
tracks are fully widened.
3. Remove all loose items from the machine.
4. Properly adjust the rigging to prevent damage to the
machine and so the machine remains level.
5. The width of the slings must not exceed 2.36 in. (60
mm), the width of the chains must not exceed .984
in. (25 mm), the diameter of the ropes must not
exceed .984 in. (25 mm) in order not to exert a pres-
sure in an abnormal direction on the outrigger plate.
THE USE OF ROPES, CHAINS OR SLINGS WITH LENGTH LESS THAN
10 ft. (3m) COULD CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE MACHINE
OUTRIGGERS.
To lift the machine a separate sling must be attached to each
outrigger using the appropriate lifting points as indicated in the
photo.
As the weight of the machine is not spread equally over the
four outriggers, the minimum required capacity of the four
ropes, chains or slings used must be: no less than 4,409 lb.
(2000 kg) and their length no less than 10 ft. (3m) and all iden-
tical.
Figure 4-5. Lifting Machine - Attach Points
1. Lifting Slings
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