NMF PKL 60014/35024 Deck Crane Instruction Manual – Order 80568 PDF

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NMF PKL 60014/35024 Deck Crane Instruction Manual – Order 80568

This is the complete instruction manual for the Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF) deck crane Type PKL 60014/35024, built under Order-No. 80568 (Hull-No. MPC 68-1) at Zhejiang Zhenyu Shipbuilding, year of construction 2008. The manual is edition dated 11. February 2008 and runs to 366 pages covering every aspect of operating, maintaining and repairing this electro-hydraulically driven board crane.

File Details

• Manual Type: Instruction Manual / Operating Manual
• Brand: NMF (Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH)
• Model: PKL 60014/35024
• Order-No.: 80568
• Hull-No.: MPC 68-1
• Shipyard: Zhejiang Zhenyu Shipbuilding
• Year of Construction: 2008
• Edition: 11. February 2008
• Language: English (with some German terminology and supplier documents)
• Page Count: 366 pages
• File Format: PDF

Chapters Covered

The NMF PKL 60014/35024 deck crane instruction manual is structured into nine main sections that cover the complete lifecycle of the crane from safety and operation through to maintenance, troubleshooting and spare parts identification.

• 1. What is worth knowing about this operating manual
  • Manufacturer, operator’s duty of care, terms and symbols
  • Technical amendments, guarantee, copyright
  • Standardized symbols for pumps, motors, cylinders, valves and pipe connections
• 2. Safety
  • Use for the designed purpose, general safety instructions
  • Requirements of personnel, symbols on the crane, warning signals
  • Safety devices and their functional test (control lever, pressure switch)
  • Pressure emitter, hydraulic overload safety, limit switch
  • Dangers and behaviour in case of danger, noise, residual energy
  • Emergency exit procedures
• 3. Description of the Crane
  • Technical data, construction, general aspects
  • Pump unit, lifting gear, luffing gear, slewing gear
  • Gear oil cooler, hydraulic oil cooler, heating
  • Gear limit switch, slip ring assembly
  • Load measuring bolts, start release description
  • Functional description of hydraulic circuit diagram
  • Hydraulic system description (starting, venting, heating, overload cut-off)
  • Hoisting gear, luffing gear, slewing gear operation
  • Electrical equipment, electronic regulator print card
  • Fault notification card, switches in switch board
  • PS4-200 Compact PLC setup, elements, bus terminating resistors, operating states
• 4. Operation
  • Safety instructions, requirements of personnel
  • Operator’s cabin, control panels
  • Before starting (before every start, switching on, during operation)
  • Switching the load stage on, switch off, emergency shutdown
• 5. Maintenance and repair
  • Safety instructions (before maintenance, electrical equipment, hydraulic installations)
  • Environmental protection, after maintenance, requirements of personnel
  • Function and safety inspection
  • Maintenance schedule, lubrication schedule, lubricating chart
  • Illustrations of lubrication points (door hinges, E-motor, slewing bearing, wire sheave, cylinder foot, winch, bottom hook block, slewing gear, hoisting winch)
  • Cleaning, greasing, gear oil change and inspection
  • Pump distribution gear, filters, hydraulic oil change and filter change
  • Bottom hook block, slew ring gear lubrication and maintenance
  • Slip ring assembly
  • List of lubricants
  • Wire rope maintenance, service and discard criteria
  • Gear cam limit switch maintenance and contact adjustment
  • Memory-Programmable Control (MPC) exchange and battery change
• 6. Monitoring, Failure, Troubleshooting and Elimination
  • Safety instructions, requirements of personnel
  • Monitoring, failure, troubleshooting and elimination
  • Fault notification card, fault search diagram
  • Brake description, connections, pressure media, operation
  • Manual emergency release, brake maintenance, dismounting and assembly
  • Hoisting gear, jib, slewing gear fault procedures
• 7. Spare parts
  • Ordering spare parts, list of spare parts
• 8. Spare parts list
• 9. Drawings

What This Manual Gives You

This NMF PKL 60014/35024 instruction manual is far more than a basic operator’s guide. It is the complete technical documentation set for a 60-tonne offshore deck crane, covering the electro-hydraulic drive system, the PLC-based control system, the load measuring and overload protection systems, the luffing and slewing gear arrangements, and the full maintenance and troubleshooting regime that keeps the crane in classification-society-compliant working order.

For the crane operator, the manual provides step-by-step starting and shutdown procedures, load stage selection guidance, emergency shutdown locations, and behaviour protocols for critical situations such as excessive heeling. For the maintenance technician, the maintenance schedule alone is a complete planned-maintenance programme with intervals from pre-operation checks through to five-yearly class renewal surveys. The lubrication chart and illustrated grease point diagrams remove the guesswork from routine servicing.

The troubleshooting section is particularly valuable because it maps fault symptoms to probable causes and remedies in a structured diagram format covering electrical faults, power pack faults, lifting gear faults and slewing gear faults. The hydraulic circuit description and the electrical regulator print card documentation give the technician the system-level understanding needed to diagnose faults that simple symptom-based troubleshooting cannot resolve.

Who This Manual Is For

This instruction manual is intended for crane operators, maintenance engineers, electrical and hydraulic technicians, and classification-society surveyors working with the NMF PKL 60014/35024 deck crane. It is also a reference document for shipyard personnel and ship’s staff responsible for the safe operation and upkeep of the crane installation. The level of detail assumes a technically competent reader — this is not a simplified operator’s handbook but a full engineering document.

Why You Need This Manual

The PKL 60014/35024 is a high-capacity offshore crane with a 132 kW main pump motor, 380 V / 50 Hz supply, and a hydraulic system that operates in a closed circuit with multiple variable-displacement axial piston pumps. Correct operation and maintenance depend on knowing the exact pressure settings, oil grades, temperature thresholds, and adjustment procedures specified by the manufacturer. Without the manual, you risk incorrect load stage selection, improper hydraulic oil selection, missed lubrication intervals, and unsafe troubleshooting practices.

The manual also contains the spare parts identification information, including the NMF spare parts list with item numbers, quantities and designations, plus supplier documentation for the major bought-in components such as the Zollern slewing gear, the Sauer Sundstrand hydraulic pumps, and the Moeller PS4-200 PLC. This makes it possible to order the correct replacement parts without relying on guesswork or third-party parts catalogues.

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