MANITOWOC ENGINEERING CO.
diuision of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Manitou,oc, Wisconsin 54220
TRAVELING CONDITIONS SUPPLEHENT TO FOLIO 743 4100W RINGER SERIES 3
Traveling with a Ringer must be accomplish- beams before the temporary supports
ed using caution to allow for dynamic can be removed under the front and
effects of traveling. The traveling area rear end segments.
should be a firm, level, uniform support-
ing surface. TRAVELING THE RINGER
Where ground conditions do not provide a 1. It is recommended to travel in the
smooth runway, timber matting should be forward direction with crawler drive
used. sprocket at the rear of the machine.
NOTE: Maximum allowable grade for travel
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TRAVEL PREPARATION
is 5%. Side to side grade should
i. Swing the upperworks to line up with be held to 0% ~ %%.
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the crawlers.
2. When cutting the machine steel plates
CAUTION: DO NOT SWING THE UPPERWORKS UN- may be needed under the crawlers
LESS THE RING AND SIDE BEAMS ARE (especially the crawler with the
2.
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SUPPORTED WITH BLOCKING OR SCREW
JACKS.
Raise boom to specified angle and radius
according to table.
NOTE:
steering lock engaged) to prevent
ground build-up next to the crawlers.
For some ground conditions wetting
the ground where cutting will
occur may help reduce ground build
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CAUTION: POSITION BOOM BEFORE MACHINE IS up and eliminate the need for steel
RAISED AND SCREW JACK OR BLOCKING plates.
SUPPORTS ARE REMOVED.
NOTE: The ring bolts should be tightened
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3. Tie off load block to boom carrier. after each time the Ringer is
moved.
NOTE: For 300 ft. boom length - load block
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and hoist lines must be removed. The following table contains conditions
for travel for the specific boom lengths
4. Remove Ringer counterweight per table. listed:
CAUTION: DO NOT UNLOAD ALL THE COUNTER-
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WEIGHTS FROM ONE SIDE OF THE RINGER NO. OF
CARRIER AND THEN ALL FROM THE BOOM BOOM CTWT. RINGER
OTHER SIDE. REMOVE THE COUNTER- LENGTH ANGLE RADIUS REQ. CTWT.
WEIGHTS ONE AT A TIME, ALTERNAT- (;T,) (DEG.) (FT.) (LBS.) BOXES*
ING FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
140 5O 107 0
5. Raise machine and ring with hydraulic 160 57 10h 0
Jacking system and remove screw Jack or
~in6 support Use -~-^~ ~ ^ ~
180 65 94 0
under the Jacks to provide adequate
20O 70 87 0
22o 62 121 h6,000
footing. Position plates to avoid con-
tact with crawler treads when machine
240 67 112 46,000
is lowered•
26o 7O 10h h6,000
28o 67 125 92,000
6. Lower machine and ring with hydraulic 3oo 70 120 92,000
Jacking system.
7. If ring side segments are removed, *Each Manitowoc ctwt. box weights 46,000
they must be removed with machine ibs. If ctwt. boxes are not used,
and ring lowered onto temporary sup- material of equivalent weight must be
ports under front and rear end seg- substituted. •
ments. End stops must be installed
between end segments and ring side
1-24-78 (Rev. 4-17-78) TRAVELING CONDITIONS - hlO0W RINGER S-3 FOLIO 930-I
