Basic safety instructions
2.1 Intended use
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2.1.1 Improper use
Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbH is not liable for damage resulting
from improper or unauthorized use of the GMK6300L truck crane. The user
alone bears the risk.
Improper use includes:
– Transporting loads on the carrier,
– Pushing, pulling or lifting loads with the level adjustment system, outrig-
ger beams or outrigger cylinders,
– Pushing or pulling loads or lifting them off the ground using the slewing
gear, derricking gear or telescoping mechanism,
– Pulling off fixed objects with the crane,
– Ramming and pulling of sheet-pile walls, sheet piles, beams etc.,
– Two-hook operation with the boom extension and two-hook operation on
the main boom head without additional equipment,
– Setting RCL codes that do not correspond to the actual rigging mode,
– Working with an overridden RCL or overridden lifting limit switch,
– After RCL shutdown, increasing the working radius by pulling the raised
load at an angle (e.g. with a chain hoist).
– Misuse of the outrigger pressure display as a safety function to prevent
the crane from overturning (outrigger pressure higher than 0 t),
– On-road driving in an unauthorised driving mode (axle load, dimension),
– Moving the rigged crane in an impermissible driving mode,
– Using equipment that is not permitted for the crane,
– Transporting people in any way with the lifting tackle, upon the load, or in
the crane cab while driving,
– Transporting passengers outside the driver's cab,
– Loading and unloading work, i.e. continuous operation without a corre-
sponding break,
– Use for any kind of sport or recreation event, especially for bungee
jumping.