Manitowoc Published 03-29-17, Control # 064-23 v2 4-51
14000 OPERATOR MANUAL SETUP AND INSTALLATION
Remove Boom Butt
See Figure 4-23 for the following procedure.
1. Connect two legs of chain sling (3, View B) to lifting lugs
(4) on boom butt (1).
2. Hoist just enough to support boom butt with chain sling.
3. Unpin locking cover (5, View A) and rotate it down.
4. Fully disengage boom hinge pins (6, View A) with switch
in operator’s cab.
5. Remove shim on inboard side of both boom hinge lugs
and store shims with boom butt.
6. Slowly travel crane in reverse and lower boom butt onto
blocking (View C).
7. Disconnect chain sling from boom butt.
8. Engage boom hinge pins (6, View A) with switch in
operator’s cab.
9. Rotate locking cover (5, View A) up and pin it closed.
10. Lower wire rope guide (8) to stored position:
a. Remove pins (9, View D) from lower holes, raise
platform (10) to stored position, and reinstall pins (9)
in upper holes.
b. Attach two legs of chain sling to lifting lugs (11, View
E) on wire rope guide (8).
c. Remove pins (12, View F) from lugs on boom butt
(1).
d. Lower wire rope guide to stored position at front of
butt.
e. Reinstall pins (12, View F) in boom butt.
11. Lift boom butt onto trailer. See Lifting Boom Butt topic on
Page 37
.
12. Disconnect chain slings and secure boom butt to trailer.
Legend for Figure 4-23
Item Description Item Description
1 Boom Butt 8 Wire Rope Guide
2 Assembly Block 9 Pin with Hair-Pin Cotter (2)
3 4-Leg Chain Sling 10 Platform
4 Lifting Lug (rear)(2) 11 Lifting Lug (2)
5 Locking Cover with Snap Pins 12 Pin with Snap Pin (2)
6 Boom Hinge Pin (2) 13 Lifting Lug (front)(2)
7 Guide Pin (2) 14 Owner-Furnished Sling (see below)
Numbers in parentheses equal quantity