JIB CRANES WITH AN ARTICULATED ARM MANUALLY ROTATED

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4.2 Packing, transportation and handling
Before handling the jib crane and accessories it is useful to know that:
4.2.1 Standard packing
• The steel structures of the jib crane (column or bracket or arm) are, generally, supplied without packing;
on the columns and brackets there are hooking points to make moving easier during the operations of
installation (fig.9).
• To facilitate the handling and assembling operations of the lifting unit, if this is part of the supply, the unit
can be delivered in a cardboard box (fitted with or without a pallet) or, when necessary in a chest or
wooden cage or also simply attached to a pallet.
• When the lifting unit is delivered on a pallet, this is usually covered by a polyethylene film to protect it
from dust.
• Related accessories, being part of the supply (e.g. components of the electric system), can be delivered
inside cardboard boxes which, in relation to the mass to be handled, can be fitted with or without a pallet.
• The standard packing is not rainproof and is intended for overland destinations, not overseas, and for
covered and not damp areas. Therefore packing and special protection are not included in the supply,
unless these have been specified in the contract.
• The packing, when necessary, can show signs and pictograms which give important information
regarding the handling and transport (mass, handling points, storage information, etc.) – (fig.10).
• The items, stored in the right way, can be kept in a warehouse for a period of two years in covered areas
in which the temperature is between –20°C and +60°C with relative humidity of 80%. For different
environmental conditions it is necessary to provide special packing.
4.2.2 Transportation
fig.9
20
Hook points
consist in welded
nuts, matching
UNI 2947/DIN
580,
eyebolts having
the following
dimensions:
M 16 for:
• Jib cranes
A – B – C – D
• Wall mounted
M 20 for:
• Jib cranes
E – F
fig.10
• Transportation should be carried out by qualified haulage contractors able to ensure the correct handling
of the transported material.
• During transportation, avoid putting weights on top of the jib crane (mainly on arm tension bars or on
channelled section bars) or on other packed items, because they could cause them damage.
• During the transportation phases we recommend that the pallet, or chests / cages are not tilted or
overturned to avoid dangerous variations in their centre of gravity and, therefore, to ensure the best
stability.
DONATI SOLLEVAMENTI S.r.l. takes no responsibility in the case of transportation by
the client or haulage contractors chosen by the client.