LOAD TEST PROCEDURES FOR GR0VE M977, GROVE M984, AND GROVE M985 CRANES.

TB9-2320-279-34

2-4. LOAD TEST PROCEDURES FOR GR0VE M977, GROVE M984, AND GROVE M985 CRANES.

q Based on a weight of 40.84 pounds/square foot/inch thickness.

WARNING

W h e n loads are applied to the boom cable, all personnel must move

a w a y to a safe distance. A load that falls can cause serious injury or

death to personnel.

Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling wire rope. Never

let wire rope run through hands. Frayed wire rope can cut hands.

Grove M984 Crane is used on M984E1 Wrecker. The crane used on

the M984 Wrecker is the HIAB Model 8109 (see paragraph 2-5).

Failure to use proper procedure for crane load testing may result in

injury to personnel and/or damage to equipment.

2 - 4 . 1 Initial Setup.

a. Park vehicle on hard, level surface.

b. Inspect crane in accordance with Appendix A of TB43-0142. Equipment having defects sh

repaired in accordance with the appropriate technical manual.

c. Setup crane (Refer to TM 9-2320-279-10).