If the wire rope hoist has not been installed yet, continue here. Otherwise, skip this section.

The wire rope hoist can be mounted to a main girder or I-beam from below when tipped and when it is in installed condition.

The pictures show the procedure on a GM 1000 modular wire rope hoist. The procedure on GM 800 does not differ significantly from this.

First the screws on the flange plate are unscrewed and removed so that the wire rope hoist can be tipped.

On both flange plates:

   Place the wire rope hoist with the flange plate onto a firm, elevated surface.

When tipping the counterweight side, the loosened half will later swivel downwards.

   Leave M12 rib nuts tightly screwed in the pivot and slot for now.

   Loosen all other M12 rib nuts on the counterweight side and remove the M12x40 hexagon head screws.

   Secure the wire rope hoist's counterweight side, so that it cannot tip uncontrollably.

   Loosen M12 rib nuts in pivot and slot, but do not remove them.

   Hold the counterweight side in the upper area and tilt until hexagon head screw M12x40 has reached the end of the slot.

   Tighten M12 rib nuts in pivot and slot. 85 Nm.

This ensures that the counterweight side does not tip accidentally during further installation.

Now the wire rope hoist is brought under the main girder or single-rail trolley track from below, and placed on the bottom flange and/or lower flange.

Either:

   Use suitable lifting tackle with load hooks.

   Hang all four load hooks in the suspension eyelets on the wire rope hoist.

   Observe the occupational health and safety requirements, and raise the wire rope hoist.

Or:

   Raise the wire rope hoist from below by the flange plates.

   Move the wire rope hoist in such a way that the drum side is on the side across from the trolley power supply.

   Lift the wire rope hoist from below by the main girders and raise until the wheels stand on the bottom flange.

   Place the drum side onto the lower flange or bottom flange.

   Secure the wire rope hoist so that the wheels do not accidentally slide away from the main girder when the counterweight side is tipped back.

Now the wire rope hoist is tipped back.

   Slightly loosen rib nuts in pivot and slot.

   Carefully tip back the counterweight side and place the wheels on the lower flange or bottom flange.

Now the flange plates are screwed tight on both sides.

On both flange plates:

   Push M12x40 hexagon head screws (shown in red) through the trolley frame and the flange plate.

   Screw on M12 rib nut (shown in red) from the outside. 85 Nm.

Now the guide rollers have to be set.

   See Adjusting the guide rollers.