Crawler Locomotive & Truck Cranes - Load Handling Guidelines

The following guidelines pertain to load handling. You will notice that these are quite similar to those for overhead and gantry cranes:

• Never load a crane beyond its rated load (except during testing).
• Never wrap a hoist rope around a load.
• Attach the load to the hook using slings or other appropriate devices.
• The weight of loads that are unstable (due to the structure of the load) must have weights determined (within 10%) before being lifted.
• Cranes must be level and properly blocked when moving the load.
• Loads must be secured (and balanced properly in the sling) before being lifted more than a few inches.

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