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Little more progress but won't get as far as I wanted...
Here it is out of the crate.
Whoops, they forgot to put a plug on it... It will have to go back to China (Don't laugh, people actually call with that kind of stuff).
Here's the back of the control panel. Very nice and organized back there. Inside that plastic bag at the bottom is a handheld controller (pendant) so you can operate it manually via electric controls. This is a new feature.
Now, there is one problem here... I thought the access to this panel was through a big metal flap but, it's through two half-sized doors that swing open barn-door style. Because of this, I won't have room to put this down where I wanted to so, plan B will go into effect. Sadly, I'll need to move my center island work table -and that is not going to be easy.
Anyhow, first things first... Secure all the peripheral stuff (in this case, the oil pump) before hoisting it. Use bailing wire so it doesn't fall off and rip the cords apart. The 5 minutes you spend doing this will save you hours (or days getting replacement parts).
The driver left the crate in a good spot where my chain hoist can get to it. The overhead door header has two, 2x14 timbers. Sitting on top of those are 2x6 joists for the ceiling rafters. I've got a 3" dia heavy wall pipe spanning 6 of those joists and from that, the chain pull is attached.
This was easy... Just lift high enough to free the pallet and set it on a dolley. Watch all your cables and wires when doing this. Make sure nothing gets snagged on the way up or pinched on the way down.
It's tucked inside the garage now. I can't do more until the center work table is re-arranged. Since this is a major ordeal, I will do spring-cleaning while I'm at it.
Ray
Here it is out of the crate.
Whoops, they forgot to put a plug on it... It will have to go back to China (Don't laugh, people actually call with that kind of stuff).
Here's the back of the control panel. Very nice and organized back there. Inside that plastic bag at the bottom is a handheld controller (pendant) so you can operate it manually via electric controls. This is a new feature.
Now, there is one problem here... I thought the access to this panel was through a big metal flap but, it's through two half-sized doors that swing open barn-door style. Because of this, I won't have room to put this down where I wanted to so, plan B will go into effect. Sadly, I'll need to move my center island work table -and that is not going to be easy.
Anyhow, first things first... Secure all the peripheral stuff (in this case, the oil pump) before hoisting it. Use bailing wire so it doesn't fall off and rip the cords apart. The 5 minutes you spend doing this will save you hours (or days getting replacement parts).
The driver left the crate in a good spot where my chain hoist can get to it. The overhead door header has two, 2x14 timbers. Sitting on top of those are 2x6 joists for the ceiling rafters. I've got a 3" dia heavy wall pipe spanning 6 of those joists and from that, the chain pull is attached.
This was easy... Just lift high enough to free the pallet and set it on a dolley. Watch all your cables and wires when doing this. Make sure nothing gets snagged on the way up or pinched on the way down.
It's tucked inside the garage now. I can't do more until the center work table is re-arranged. Since this is a major ordeal, I will do spring-cleaning while I'm at it.
Ray
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