After Use - Holmatro V-STRUT Manual Del Usuario

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• Manually pull the loose end of the tension belt and check that the grip head, the base and the cover
stay on their correct places. Refer to Fig. 15.
WARNING
Make sure that no body part is between the vehicle, the strut and the tension belt.
• Repeatedly move the handle of the ratchet up and down to bring the tension belt under the tension
that is needed to stabilize the vehicle. Refer to Fig. 15.
• Coil the tension belt. Refer to Fig. 16.
• During the rescue operation regularly check the tension of the tension belt.
WARNING
Be aware that the load on the V-strut can increase during a rescue operation.
5.4.4 Place a V-strut against the top side of the vehicle
• Before you place the strut, make sure that the car can not tip over or move as a result of the
placement of the strut and its tension belt.
WARNING
Before you start stabilizing the vehicle, pre-stabilize it sufficiently with cribbing material.
Refer to Fig. 4.
• Mark the position where the hook of the tension belt must be attached to the car body.
Use the knife to determine the correct height to cut the car body. Refer to Fig. 17.a.
• Make a cut in the car body with the knife. Refer to Fig. 17.b.
• Widen the cut with the rear side of the knife. Refer to Fig. 17.c.
• Mount the hook of the tension belt in the cut. Refer to Fig. 17.d.
• Place the V-strut as described in section 5.4.2.
• Put the belt under tension as described in section 5.4.3.
5.4.5 Remove a V-strut
WARNING
Make sure that the vehicle will stay stable when you remove the V-strut.
• Release the tension belt. Refer to Fig. 6.
• Optionally remove the safety hook from the eye at the bottom of the V-strut.
• Remove the hook from the vehicle.
• Remove the V-strut from the vehicle.
• Slightly lift the inner tube to unlock both pawls.
• Keep the pawls in the unlocked position and slide the inner tube into the outer tube.
Optionally repeat this procedure for the other V-struts that were used during this rescue operation.
5.5

After use

5.5.1 Clean
• Check the strut, heads, tension belt, the ratchet and optionally the knife and the base support plate
for completeness, operation and damage.
• Remove any dirt with clean running water.
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