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G0554 Gear-Head Floor Lathe
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Moving & Placing
Base Unit
Use a forklift with slings to lift the machine off the
pallet and onto a suitable location. Make sure the
slings are behind the control rod, lead screw and
feed rod as shown in
Figure 9. The headstock
carries most of the weight on this machine. To
p
rovide counter-balance, move the carri
age as
far to the right as possible. Lock c
arriage and
tailstock in place to avoid possible movement.
Figure 9. Lifting
the G0554.
You can set the lathe on top of the cast iron foot
pads and level with the leveling screws shown in
Figure 10.
N
ote: Two of the six leveling screws are behind
the motor cover.
The Model G0
554 is
an extremely heavy
machine. Serious per-
s
onal injury may occur if
safe moving methods are
not followed. To be safe,
you will need assistance
and power equipment
when moving the ship-
p
ing crate and remov-
i
ng the machine from the
crate.
Figure 10. Leveling screws.