Hardy Floor Scales - Manual (Page 13)

Hardy Floor Scales
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• Mild Steel - 1/2 - 13 x 1.5” (Hardy Model
Number HIFSEB-PS)
Step 3. Attach a chain, cable or nylon strap to the
eyebolts.
Step 4. Use a forklift or crane with rated lifting
capacity that is equal to or greater than the
total weight of the platform scale to lift the
scale high enough to remove from the
crate bottom. See Tables 2 & 3 for ship-
ping weights.
Step 5. Be sure to use all safety precautions when
lifting the platform so that it does not fall
on equipment or personnel. It is highly
recommended that blocks be placed under
the platform before working near the plat-
form scale.
FIG. 1 INSTALLING THE CLOSED EYE-
BOLTS INTO THE TOP PLATE
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTIONS 1. Steel Plate Platform - The platform material is
either painted carbon steel or 304 stainless steel.
The carbon steel platform cover is made from a
single piece of 1/4" A36 carbon steel floor plate
(skid resistant) or smooth steel plate. The steel
platforms are primed and coated with a tough
weather resistant paint (See Paint Specifications).
The 304 stainless steel platform is made from a
single piece of 1/4" diamond tread (Conforms to
Closed Eye Bolts
for Lifting the
Platform Scale