TM 9-4940-568-34
3-13
This task covers:
a. Load Test
b. Follow-On Maintenance
INITIAL SETUP
Equipment Condition
FRS unloaded, (TM 9-4940-568-10)
FRS system leveled (including cribbing
if necessary) on hard, level ground, with
crane erected
References
TM 9-4940-568-10
Tools and Special Tools
Tool Kit, General Mechanic’s
(Item 67, Appendix F)
Protractor, Magnetic (Item 41, Appendix F)
Test weight, 9890 to 9910 lbs. (4486-4495 kg)
Test weight, 10,280 to 10,300 lbs.
(4662-4672 kg)
3-5. CRANE LOAD TEST.
a.
Load Test.
2
1
Do not stand under crane. Mechanical failure and operator error can cause injury or
death to personnel.
(1)
Swing boom (1) so that hoist hook block (2) is on back side of FRS system.
(2)
Telescope boom (1) out completely.
(3)
Attach inclinometer parallel to boom (1) on underside of boom.
(4)
Operate boom (1) so that inclinometer indicates 0 degrees.
(5)
Raise boom so that inclinometer indicates 5 degrees and remove inclinometer from boom.
