Lifting arm bar

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.42

f. Lifting arm bar. The lifting arm bar is a crane

attachment used for handling wire coils (fig 4-52).

Figure 4-50. Bottom-dumping hopper.

e. Ram. The ram is a solid, pole-like device

attached to a forklift truck and used to handle coils of

wire or cable, rolls of paper, or other cylindrical or open-

center items (fig 4-51).

Figure 4-52. Lifting arm bar.

g. Crane boom attachment. Converts forklift truck

to mobile jib crane capable of handling bulky, irregular-

shaped objects, and is a valuable aid in maintenance

work. The crane boom is raised or lowered with the

standard lift mechanism (figs 4-53 and 4-54).

Figure 4-51. Ram.

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