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48 / RENTAL<br />
SYMPRO-SYMRENT ON THE SHOP FLOOR<br />
Preparing and Checking Rental<br />
Systems<br />
Customers usually don’t treat rental equipment as<br />
gently and carefully as they would handle their<br />
private property.<br />
In order to keep your rental fleet as functional and<br />
appealing as possible, a systematic maintenance<br />
program is a must.<br />
The best results are obtained with an ongoing<br />
program that constantly checks boots, bindings<br />
and skis.<br />
To keep the equipment in good condition while<br />
minimizing liability we recommend the following<br />
program (this is a requirement in the U.S.).<br />
In order to produce a truly efficient rental inventory<br />
some pre-season setup is required.<br />
SINGLE CODING<br />
This enables a quick binding to boot adjustment<br />
even during the rush hours of rental business.<br />
TYROLIA offers self adhesive color stickers (art.<br />
nr.: 162 561) with the SINGLE CODE to be applied<br />
before season. You simply check the boot’s<br />
SINGLE CODE and adjust the binding accordingly.<br />
In order to gain the efficiencies of SR, all you<br />
need to do is follow our simple procedure.<br />
1. Mount all bindings according to the TYROLIA<br />
SR procedures. Pick a mounted sample binding<br />
of each model.<br />
2. Place a boot of each size in the binding and<br />
adjust forward pressure until correct.<br />
3. Open the heel and remove boot.<br />
4. Record the SINGLE CODE from the track on<br />
the side of the heel housing. (The boot must<br />
not be in the binding when you read the code.)<br />
5. Check each code again before marking all<br />
boots of this size with their SINGLE CODE<br />
(pict 51)!<br />
For this procedure the TYROLIA Rental Boot<br />
Indicator (art. nr. 162 617) can be used.<br />
pict 51<br />
Note: Beginning with line 2003/04 the TYROLIA<br />
SINGLE CODES differ 1 mm. To make sure that<br />
there is a clear relation to the sole length column<br />
in the release/retention chart.<br />
Rental Inspection Summary<br />
Since it is impractical to perform a full inspection<br />
each time a system is rented, a routine of preseason<br />
and in season inspections has been developed<br />
to verify release indicator accuracy, confirm<br />
correct equipment function, and assure proper<br />
assembly and adjustment procedures by the<br />
rental shop staff.<br />
Fully implemented, the procedures that follow<br />
provide rental shop customers a standard of care<br />
equivalent to that provided retail shop customers<br />
under current ISO and ASTM standards.<br />
The program is based on standards:<br />
ISO 13993 and ASTM F1<strong>06</strong>4.<br />
Preseason Inspection<br />
Preseason inspections are performed on components<br />
of the release system: bindings and boots.<br />
All rental bindings, new and used, are visually inspected,<br />
and then tested using specially selected<br />
Reference Boots. Bindings that fail go through a<br />
troubleshooting procedure to identify and correct<br />
the deviation or malfunction. If this procedure does<br />
not correct the problem, the binding is removed<br />
from inventory. All rental boots, new and used, are<br />
visually inspected for damage, wear, contamination,<br />
broken or missing parts, or inferior materials<br />
at contact points with the binding. In<br />
addition, one boot per “cell” is tested for boots<br />
that are new to the rental inventory.<br />
A cell is all boots of the same make, model, age,<br />
and shell size. A random selection of 5% of all<br />
boots, previously accepted into inventory, is also<br />
tested. Tests are performed with a test device and<br />
a pair of specially selected reference bindings. If a<br />
boot fails, all boots from that cell are then tested.<br />
Boots that fail and cannot be repaired are<br />
removed from inventory.<br />
In season Inspection<br />
In season inspections are performed on complete<br />
rental systems to ensure that the equipment is<br />
adjusted appropriately and continues to function<br />
correctly. Typically 5% of the rental inventory is<br />
tested during each two weeks sampling period.<br />
The random sample is equally divided between<br />
equipment that is available for rental and equipment<br />
that has just been rented. The equipment<br />
in the “as rented” category is from real skiers in<br />
the con-dition in which it is either dispatched or<br />
returned, while the “available for rental” equipment<br />
may be set up for fictitious skiers. Only single skis,<br />
not pairs, are tested, and testing at the toe is only<br />
required in one direction. A count is maintained of
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