PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 363
FEBRUARY 1983
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Eyeball
th±
hydrauLic
lin±s
and
fIttings for L±akage. A LooSe lin± or
fiRRing can easily Be tight±Ned to stOp
Maint±nance platforms ar± n±v±r
a L±ak² ³f a lin± is blist±red, cuR or
in the limelight´ Th±y'r± always on
frayed, replace it before it faiLs´
th±
sidelin±s-forgott±n
when
it
coµes to pr±v±ntiv± maint±nance¶
Y±t a
B-i
pLatform, for ±xampl±, is
on± of your tooLs· Ev±ry month, as
indicated in TM
55-1730±20²-³2,
rolL
the platform
¸
into th± light and pulL
th±se PM ch±cks¶
´8
Check
the
hydraulic
flUid
Lev±L´
Add fluid, if nec±ssary, to bring tH±
level up to
³
inch b±low the fill±r
n±ck´
¹s±
hydraulic
fLuid,
M³º»¼»
5606µ
½¾½
9¶50-00±252±63·3.
³f there's No tread on the tir±s, or
if they¿re cuR, r±pLac± th±m´ Àh± tir±
r±ssure should B±
40
P¾ÁÂ
Pump Up the platform to mÃKÄ
sure you g±t th± lift yOu needÅ AlwÆys
Pump
'er
up!
s±t
the
hydrÃulic
cyLinder
lock
in
place aft±r
you raise the platforDz
Ètherwise,
a
hyd aulic
failure will
give you a sudden L±tdown.
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Eyeball tHe
_
base of the platform to
PlÃnt
your
BrogaNs
on
immobilizing jacks to make sure the
platform won't movÉ when it¿s in
pLace² ³f foot pressure do±sn¿t ±asily
set the jÃck pads, grease the
points on the mecHanical jack·
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