Product Manual

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9.0 Inspection and maintenance
Read and follow ANSI Inspection and Maintenance
Instructions. Know the meaning of Frequent
Inspection, Periodic Inspection, Normal Service,
Heavy Service, and Severe Service. It is the
customer’s responsibility to understand and follow
all ANSI and JET inspection and maintenance
instructions.
All repairs and adjustments
are to be performed by trained and experienced
personnel using procedures that are approved
for the hoist system being serviced.
All safety related deficiencies
discovered in the inspection are to be
corrected before the hoist is to be placed back
into service.
Check for internal damage
whenever external damage has occurred.
Failure to comply may cause serious injury.
1. Clean hoist after each use and oil lightly.
2. Do not drop or drag the hoist.
3. Store the hoist in a clean and dry environment.
4. Chain oiling is not mandatory but will increase
the life of the chain.
5. Leave all repairs and adjustments of internal
parts to qualified repair personnel.
6. Inspect the load chain and the lower hook after
lifting a maximum weight load.
7. This hoist uses special alloy hoisting chain and
does not interchange with any other
manufacturer. All replacement chain must be
purchased from your JET distributor or from
Walter Meier (Manufacturing) Inc, directly by
calling 800-274-6848.
8. Check and inspect the brake system
frequently.
9. Annually, the hoist should be disassembled,
inspected, and cleaned by trained and
experienced personnel only. Contact a Walter
Meier authorized service center by calling your
dealer or visiting our web site at
waltermeier.com.
10. After servicing, test the hoist with no load, then
test the hoist with a load.