Product Manual

P-9000LT/F Low-Rise Pit Lift 17 P/N 5900022 — Rev. A5 — February 2019
Lift the Platforms Off the Bases
You must raise the P-9000LT/F Platforms off of the Bases in order to anchor the Lift and/or connect
the Hydraulic and the Air Lines. Raising the Platforms off the Bases gives you some room to work.
When you raise the P-9000LT, be sure to leave it engaged on a Safety Lock.
⚠ WARNING BendPak strongly recommends using at least three people to lift the Platforms off
their Bases: one person on each end to hold down the Base and one person to
operate the Forklift or Shop Crane to raise the Platform. Use care when raising the
Platforms off their Bases; they are heavy and sometimes difficult to hold.
To lift the Platforms off the Bases:
1. Position one person at each end of a Platform you want to raise off the Base.
These two people need to hold down the Base while it is raised.
2. Have the third person use a crowbar or other device to create separation between the Platform
and the Base.
Make sure the Base is held down while you create the separation between Platform and Base.
3. Once the Platform and Base are separated by more than half an inch (~13 mm), put industrial
slings (straps) around each end, attach them to a lifting device such as a Forklift or Shop Crane,
then continue raising the Platform off the Base.
The Platform still needs to be held down as the lifting device raises it.
4. When the Platform gets above the top Safety Lock, lower it back down onto the top Safety Lock.
Do not raise the Platform a random distance; leave it on the top Safety Lock.
5. Perform the same procedure on the second Platform.