The ManSaver™ is a safety bar that can be mounted across walk-through openings on pumpers or on the turntable of aerial devices to help prevent an accidental fall.
Features
- Constructed with aluminum extrusion and aluminum bronze castings, so it does not rust.
- Covered with a heavy layer of foam and a tough rip-stop vinyl outer covering to protect against injuries
- Available from 14" through 36" (even sizes only)
- Standard bar is provided with bright yellow vinyl cover, red is available at no extra charge.
- Available with or without covers.
- Used on Fire Apparatus, Recycling Vehicles, in manufacturing and power plants along catwalks.
Materials
- Knuckle is aluminum bronze with stainless 70-4PH pins.
- Bar itself is of extruded aluminum.
- Various screws are seated with Locktite 290.
- Spring mechanism consists of stainless chain and various machined aluminum parts.
- Padding is closed cell polyurethane foam.
- Covering is 13 oz. rip stop vinyl, epoxied on to the bar with an epoxy that contains epoxy resins and amine hardners.
Mounting
The ManSaver is usually mounted straight across from the pump panel to the back of the cab. In some
cases, where the cab is wider than the panel, it may be
desirable to mount the bar at an angle. Remember the ManSaver is only as strong as the surface to which it is attached. Always mount the ManSaver to a
sturdy support member.
- Measure the distance between the mounting surface and the opposite surface to obtain dimension L (see figure 1). Be sure to leave at least ˝" clearance.
- Measure the offset (how much wider one surface is than the other to obtain W (see figure 2).
- Refer to the wedge Selection chart below:
- Select the Length of ManSaver required in the leftmost column.
- Read across the chart horizontally until you reach the column which is equal to or less than the W you determined in the steps above.
- As an example, assume L=26" and W=7", so the wedge shims required are type C.
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