Grip Factory Munich GF-9 - Manual (Page 27)

GF-9 Crane System Instruction Manual
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Version 10-150 D
Front extension arms required 5 x 150 cm / 5’ + 100 cm / 3’ 3”
Rear extension arm required 1 x 150 cm / 5’
Lift range 1617 cm / 53’
Maximum remote bracket height 1005 cm / 32’ 11“
Lift capacity 25 kg / 55 lbs
Counterweight required for max. load 252 kg / 554 lbs
Counterweight required to balance empty arm 140 kg / 308 lbs
Dolly weight 112 kg / 246 lbs
Crane weight (excluding dolly and weights) 142 kg / 312 lbs
Arm reach (pivot to camera head mount) 935 cm / 30’ 8“
Length of rear end (pivot to outside of bucket) 247 cm / 2 8’ 1“
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11. Connect 2 of the 150cm / 5’ sections to the middle section. Slip the connection
flanges into each other and secure them with the provided safety pins.
12. Connect 2 rigging rods to the lower turnbuckles and secure with the safety pins. In
turn connect the 2 rods with the double connectors to the first rigging rods and then
the rigging rod connectors on the second section and secure with the safety pins.
Mount with the vertical connector in an upward direction ( accepts the adjustable
rigging rod support). Adjust the turnbuckles until the rods are taut.
13.
Connect another 3 of the 150cm / 5’ sections to the second section. Slip the
connection flanges into each other and secure them with the provided safety pin.
14. Connect 2 rigging rods to the top turnbuckles and secure with the safety pins.
15. Connect another rigging rod to each of the first 2 and secure with the safety pins.
16. Connect the rigging rod connectors to the end of the second rigging rods and secure
with the safety pins.
17. Connect another 3 rigging rods to each of the 2 rigging rod connectors and secure
with the safety pins. In turn connect the rods to the rigging rod connectors on the last
150cm section and secure with the safety pins.
18. Adjust the turnbuckles until the rods are taut.
19. Connect the 100cm section to the last 150cm section and secure with the safety pin.
20. Connect 2 adjustable rigging supports to each of the 2 rigging rod connectors and the
vertical connector on the second rigging rods and secure with the safety pins.
21. Adjust the turnbuckles until the rods are taut.
22. Adjust the 2 adjustable rigging supports until the rods are taut and straight.
23.
Connect one of the 150cm / 5’ parallelogram rods to the middle section and secure it
with a safety pin.
24.
Connect another 4, 150cm / 5’ parallelogram rod to the first parallelogram rod and
secure them with safety pins.
25.
Connect the 100cm / 3’3” parallelogram rod to the last parallelogram rod and secure it
with a safety pin.