
Instruction Manual IM-278
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1.0CautionsandSafetyWarnings
NOTICE
Asofsummer2011,thismanualistobeusedinrelationtotheinterlockingstyletensioner.This
new tensioner can be identified buy its ORANGE safety guard. Note: yellow guarded tensioner
requirestheuseofdifferentsetofinstructions,consultRiverhawkforassistance
TOAVOIDFAILURE,ENSURESAFETYANDPROPEROPERATIONTHETENSIONERANDINTERLOCK
SAFETYGUARDMUSTINSTALLEDONTHEFLANGEBEFORETENSIONINGBEGINS.DONOTUSETHE
TENSIONERASSEMBLYATANYPRESSUREUNLESSTHETOOLISINSTALLEDONTHEFLANGE.
WARNING
Impropertooluseandthefailuretofollowthecorrectproceduresaretheprimaryrootcausesoftool
failuresandpersonalinjuries.Alackoftrainingorexperiencecanleadtoincorrecthardware
installationorincorrecttooluse.Onlytrainedoperatorswithcareful,deliberateactionsshoulduse
hydraulictensioners.ContactRiverhawkCompanywithanytrainingneeds.
WARNING
Riskofhighpressurefluidinjection.Riverhawktoolsoperateunderhighpressure.Thoroughlyinspect
allhosesandconnectionsfordamageorleakspriortousingthisequipment.
CAUTION
Personalinjuryandequipmentdamagecanoccurifthepullerscrewisnotsecurelyengagedwith
thecleanconicalthreadofthestud.Properengagementisachievedwhenthepullerscrewistight
inthestudandisnotcross‐threadedintotheconicalthread.(ReferenceIM‐220)
WARNING
Theproperpersonalprotectiveequipmentmustbewornatalltimes.Riverhawkrecommendsata
minimum,safetyglasses,longsleeveshirt,hardhat,heavyworkgloves,andsteeltoeshoes.
WARNING
ThesafetyguardMUSTbeinplaceandhandskeptoutofdesignatedareasatalltimeswhenthe
tensionerispressurizedotherwisepersonalinjurycanoccur.
CAUTION
DONOTEXCEEDTHEMAXIMUMPRESSUREMARKEDONTHETENSIONER.Excessivepressurecan
damagethestudandthepullerscrew.