Owner manual

 •Written authorization from Grove Gear isrequiredto
operateorusereducersinman liftor peoplemoving
devices.
 •Check to make certain applicationdoes not exceed
the allowable load capacities published in the current
catalog.
 •Buyer shallbesolelyresponsiblefordeterminingthe
adequacyof theproduct forany andall usesto which
Buyershallapplytheproduct.TheapplicationbyBuyer
shallnotbesubjecttoanyimpliedwarrantyoffitnessfor
a particular purpose.
 •Forsafety,BuyerorUsershouldprovideprotectiveguards
overall shaft extensions andany moving apparatus
mountedthereon.TheUserisresponsibleforcheckingall
applicablesafetycodesinhisareaandprovidingsuitable
guards.Failuretodosomayresultinbodilyinjuryand/or
damagetoequipment.
 •Hotoilandreducerscancausesevereburns.Useextreme
carewhenremovinglubricationplugsandvents.
 •Makecertainthatthepowersupplyisdisconnectedbefore
attemptingtoserviceorremoveanycomponents.Lock
outthe powersupplyand tagitto preventunexpected
application power.
 •Reducersarenottobeconsideredfailsafeorself-locking
devices.Ifthesefeaturesarerequired,aproperlysized,
independentholdingdeviceshouldbeutilized.Reducers
shouldnotbeusedasabrake.
 •Anybrakesthatareusedinconjunctionwithareducer
mustbesizedorpositionedinsuchawaysoastonot
subjectthereducertoloadsbeyondthecatalograting.
 •Lifting supportsincludingeyebolts are to be used for
verticallyliftingthegearboxonlyandnootherassociated
attachmentsormotors.
 •UseofanoilwithanEPadditiveonunitswithbackstops
maypreventproperoperationofthebackstop.Injuryto
personnel,damagetothereducerorotherequipmentmay
result.
 •Overhungloadssubjectshaftbearingsandshaftstostress
whichmaycauseprematurebearingfailureandorshaft
breakagefrombendingfatigue,ifnotsizedproperly.
 •Testrununit toverifyoperation. Iftheunit testedisa
prototype,thatunitmustbeofcurrentproduction.
 •Ifthespeedreducercannotbelocatedin a clear and
dry area with access toadequatecoolingairsupply,
thenprecautionsmustbetakentoavoidtheingestionof
contaminantssuchaswaterandthereductionincooling
abilityduetoexteriorcontaminants.
 •Mountingboltsshouldberoutinelycheckedtoensurethat
theunitisfirmlyanchoredforproperoperation.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Intheeventoftheresaleofanyofthegoods,inwhateverform,Resellers/
Buyerswillincludethefollowinglanguageinaconspicuousplaceandina
conspicuousmannerinawrittenagreementcoveringsuchsale:
Themanufacturer makesnowarrantiesor representations,
expressor implied,byoperationoflaw or otherwise, asto
themerchantabilityorfitness for aparticularpurposeof the
goodssoldhereunder.Buyeracknowledgesthatitalonehas
determinedthatthegoodspurchasedhereunderwillsuitably
meettherequirementsoftheirintendeduse.Innoeventwill
themanufacturerbeliableforconsequential,incidentalorother
damages.Eveniftherepairorreplacementremedyshallbe
deemedtohavefailedofitsessentialpurposeunderSection
2-719oftheUniformCommercialCode,themanufacturershall
havenoliabilitytoBuyerforconsequentialdamages.
Resellers/Buyers agree to also include this entire document including
the warnings and cautions above in a conspicuous place and in a
conspicuous manner in writing to instruct users on the safe usage
of the product.
Thisinformationshouldbereadtogetherwithallotherprintedinformation
suppliedbyGroveGear.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please Read Carefully
The following and information is supplied to you for your protection and
to provide you with many years of trouble free and safe operation of your Grove Gear product.
ReadALLinstructionspriortooperatingreducer.Injurytopersonnelorreducerfailuremaybecausedby
improperinstallation,maintenanceoroperation.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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