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AppendixC1 18‐BoltTensioningPattern(GT‐LC)RecordSheet 36
AppendixC2 16‐BoltTensioningPattern(LC‐GEN)RecordSheet 37
1.0CautionsandSafetyWarnings
NOTICE
Asofsummer2011,thismanualistobeusedinrelationtotheinterlockingstyletensioner.This
new tensioner can be identified buy its ORANGE safety guard. Note: yellow guarded tensioner
requirestheuseofdifferentsetofinstructions,consultRiverhawkforassistance
TOAVOIDFAILURE,ENSURESAFETYANDPROPEROPERATIONTHETENSIONERANDINERLOCK
SAFETYGUARDMUSTINSTALLEDONTHEFLANGEBEFORETENSIONINGBEGINS. DO NOT USE
THETENSIONERASSEMBLYATANYPRESSUREUNLESSTHETOOLISINSTALLEDONTHEFLANGE.
WARNING
Impropertooluseandthefailuretofollowthecorrectproceduresaretheprimaryrootcausesoftool
failuresandpersonalinjuries.Alackoftrainingorexperiencecanleadtoincorrecthardware
installationorincorrecttooluse.Onlytrainedoperatorswithcareful,deliberateactionsshoulduse
hydraulictensioners.ContactRiverhawkCompanywithanytrainingneeds.
WARNING
Riskofhighpressurefluidinjection.Riverhawktoolsoperateunderhighpressure.Thoroughlyinspect
allhosesandconnectionsfordamageorleakspriortousingthisequipment.
CAUTION
Personalinjuryandequipmentdamagecanoccurifthepullerscrewisnotsecurelyengagedwith
theconicalthreadofthestud.Properengagementisachievedwhenthepullerscrewistightinthe
studandisnotcross‐threadedintotheconicalthread.
WARNING
Theproperpersonalprotectiveequipmentmustbewornatalltimes.Riverhawkrecommendsata
minimum,safetyglasses,longsleeveshirt,hardhat,heavyworkgloves,andsteeltoeshoes.