Commercial Ramp Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS
338 BIDWELL RD
COLDWATER, MI 49036
PH: 800-876-9498 FX: 517-278-9023
E-MAIL: information@tjrampitusa.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certifications _______________________________________ 1-4
Parts & Hardware ___________________________________ 5
Parts List _________________________________________________ 5
Hardware List _____________________________________________ 6
Setting up legs and platforms __________________________ 7
Attaching ramps to platforms __________________________ 8
Connecting two ramps ______________________________ 9-10
Connecting two platforms __________________________ 11-12
Attaching the bevel __________________________________ 13
Mounting handrail panels ____________________________ 14
Connecting panels to ramps ______________________________ 14-15
Connecting panels to platforms ____________________________ 16-19
Installing angle brackets on rails ______________________________ 20
Mounting inner railing _______________________________ 21
Inner rail assembly ________________________________________ 21
Mounting inner railing ______________________________________ 22
Connecting ANSI loops __________________________________ 23-24
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DESCRIPTION
5' X 5' PLATFORM (LEG POCKETS PRE
INSTALLED)
6" X 8" ALUMINUM FOOTPAD
ALUMINUM LEG POSTS (PRE-CUT 12"-42")
ANSI LOOP
ADJUSTABLE KNUCKLE
6' ALUMINUM RAMP
6' HANDRAIL PANEL FOR RAMPS (2
DIFFERENT TYPES REVERSE ANGLE FOR
OPPOSITE SIDES OF RAMP)
CROSS ARM ASSEMBLY (LEG CLAMPS PRE
INSTALLED)
5' HANDRAIL PANEL FOR PLATFORM
STEEL ADAPTER
ANGLE BRACKET
HARDWARE
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ROCKWELL HARDNESS TENSILE STRENGTH (PSI)
DESCRIPTION
1/8" x 1/2" DRILL AND TAP
1/4" x 1" DRILL AND TAP
5/16"-16UNC x 1" CARRIAGE BOLT
3/8"-16UNC x 1-1/2" BOLT (HEX HEAD)
5/16"-16UNC x 2" CARRIAGE BOLT
5/16"-16UNC x 2-1/2" CARRIAGE BOLT
5/16"-16UNC x 3-1/2" CARRIAGE BOLT
3/8"-16UNC x 2-1/2" CARRIAGE BOLT
3/8"-16UNC x 3" CARRIAGE BOLT
5/16" WASHER
3/8" WASHER
5/16" HEX NUT
3/8" HEX NUT
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1. ATTACH LEG POST TO FOOTPAD
5' X 5' ALUMINUM PLATFORM
2" ALUMINUM LEG POST
-SLIDE 2" ALUMINUM POST INTO SQUARE COLLAR
-USE 1/4" SELF TAPPING SCREW TO SECURE FOOTPAD
TO LEG POST
1/4" SELF TAPPING SCREW
(x4) LEG ASSEMBLY
2. ATTACH LEGS TO PLATFORM
-SLIDE 2" LEG POSTS INTO LEG CLAMP AND LEVEL PLATFORM (LEG
CLAMPS ALREADY INSTALLED ON PLATFORM)
-POSITION PLATFORM UNDER THE DOOR AND TIGHTEN LEG
CLAMPS
(LOWER ONE CORNER OF PLATFORM FOR WATER RUN OFF)
PLATFORM LEG CLAMP
5/16" BOLT
(TIGHTEN BOLT WHEN PLATFORM IS IN PLACE)
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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3. ATTACHING RAMP TO PLATFORM
-ATTACH STEEL ADAPTER TO BOTH STRINGERS ON THE RAMP
USING 5/16" BOLT AND WASHER (HOLES IN STRINGER ARE PRE
DRILLED) PLACE ROUND HEAD OF BOLT ON THE SURFACE SIDE OF
THE RAMP TO PREVENT CATCHING OR TRIPPING
RAMP
-ONCE BOTH STEEL ADAPTERS ARE SECURE HOOK THE
OVERHANGING PART OF THE STEEL ADAPTER ON THE PLATFORM
-BOLT THE SMALL ANGLE BRACKET TO THE STEEL ADAPTER SUCH
THAT THE BRACKET ANGLES OPPOSITE OF THE RAMP SURFACE
(AS SHOWN IN PICTURE)
-USE 1/4" SELF TAPPING SCREW TO ATTACH ANGLE BRACKET TO
THE SURFACE OF THE PLATFORM
PLATFORM
1/4" SELF
TAPPING SCREW
STEEL ADAPTER
5/16" x 1" BOLTS
(ROUNDED HEADS FACING
THE SURFACE OF THE RAMP)
RAMP
RAMP
ON ONE SIDE OF THE PLATFORM
THE RAMP WILL BE OFFSET FROM
THE SIDE 1-1/2"
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
ANGLE BRACKET
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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4. HOOKING 2 RAMPS TOGETHER
LEG CLAMP
(LOOSEN BOLT ON THE END
OF CLAMP FOR LEG POST)
-LOCATE THE CROSS ARM ASSEMBLY (THIS WILL HAVE THE
CROSS ARM CLAMPS AND THE LEG CLAMPS ALREADY
INSTALLED) LOOSEN THE BOLTS ON THE CLAMP SETS BUT
DO NOT REMOVE
CROSS ARM ASSEMBLY
-REMOVE THE NUT AND WASHER ALREADY INSTALLED ON
THE ENDS OF THE RAMP STRINGERS (LEAVE BOLT IN
PLACE). ATTACH ONE SIDE OF THE CROSS ARM CLAMP TO
THE BOLT ON ONE OF THE RAMPS THEN USING THE
WASHER AND NUT ALREADY REMOVED, TIGHTEN THE
CROSS ARM CLAMP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP. REPEAT
THIS PROCESS ON THE END OF THE OTHER RAMP BEING
ATTACHED, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE 2 RAMPS
(SHOWN IN PICTURE)
CROSS ARM CLAMPS
(LOOSEN BOLTS ON CLAMPS
SO THEY ROTATE FREELY)
-SLIDE LEGS INTO LEG CLAMPS AND POSITION RAMP TO
THE CORRECT HEIGHT AND TIGHTEN DOWN LEG CLAMPS
*NOTE: ADA REQUIRES RAMP SLOPE 1:12 APPROX. 4.7~
5/16" x 2" BOLT
(ALREADY INSTALLED AT THE END OF RAMPS,
RAMPS ARE SYMMETRICAL BOTH ENDS ARE THE SAME)
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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-ATTACHING THE RAMP TO THE TURN BACK PLATFORM IS
SIMILAR TO ATTACHING IT TO THE FIRST PLATFORM IN
STEP 3. THE ONLY THING THAT IS DIFFERENT IS THE
STEEL BRACKET NEEDS TO BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
-SET THE FIRST PART OF THE TURN BACK PLATFORM UP
THE SAME AS STEPS 1 AND 2
1st PLATFORM FOR TURN BACK
3
1 1/2" GAP WILL BE
ON THIS SIDE OF PLATFORM
-THIS PLATFORM SHOULD BE 12" LOWER THAN
THE PLATFORM AT THE DOOR OR 18" LOWER
DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAMP IS BETWEEN
THESE 2 PLATFORMS
2
PLATFORM AT DOOR
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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PROGRESS
1. LEG AND FOOTPAD ASSEMBLY
2. ATTACHING RAMPS TO PLATFORMS (TOP AND
BOTTOM)
3. CONNECTING 2 RAMPS TOGETHER USING THE
CROSS ARM ASSEMBLY
5. BOLTING 2 PLATFORMS TOGETHER
-POSITION THE 2nd PLATFORM OF THE TURN BACK SO THAT THE STRINGERS
THAT ARE UPSIDE DOWN MATCH UP (SHOWN IN PICTURE)
-USING A 3/8" x 1-1/2" BOLT CONNECT THE 2 PLATFORMS TOGETHER AND
TIGHTEN DOWN
(THE PRE DRILLED HOLES IN THE STRINGERS SHOULD LINE UP)
STRINGERS TURNED DOWN
(MATCH PLATFORMS UP AS SHOWN)
3/8" x 1-1/2" BOLT
(BOTTOM OF PLATFORM)
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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-ONCE THE TURN BACK PLATFORMS ARE IN PLACE, ATTACH
THE NEXT 6' RAMP SECTION BY FOLLOWING THE SAME
DIRECTIONS DESCRIBED IN STEP 3. (THE SAME WAY THE
FIRST 6' RAMP WAS ATTACHED TO THE TOP PLATFORM.)
-CONTINUE ATTACHING THE LAST 2 SECTIONS OF RAMP
USING THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN STEP 4.
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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6. ATTACH BEVEL TO END OF RAMP
STEP # 1
STEP # 2
ROTATE UP
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LEFT SIDE
(WALKING UP THE RAMP)
7. INSTALLING RAILS ON RAMPS
-LOCATE THE 6' RAILING PANELS. THERE WILL BE 2
SEPARATE TYPES ANGLED DIFFERENTLY FOR EACH SIDE
OF THE RAMP
-EACH PANEL HAS 4 MOUNTING HOLES THAT MATCH THE
PRE DRILLED HOLES ON THE RAMP. USING THE 5/16" X
2" BOLTS (WASHERS AND NUTS) ATTACH THE RAILING
TO THE RAMP SECTIONS
RIGHT SIDE
(WALKING UP THE RAMP)
-REPEAT THIS STEP FOR ALL RAIL PANELS ON
THE RAMPS
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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5/16" x 2" BOLT
(x4 FOR EACH PANEL)
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5/16" x 3-1/2" BOLT
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-BOLT THE RAIL PANELS TO EACH OTHER USING THE 5/16"
x 3-1/2" BOLT, NUT, AND WASHER.
(EACH PANEL HAS 2 PRE DRILLED HOLES ON EACH END)
-REPEAT THIS STEP FOR ALL RAIL PANELS ON RAMPS
*NOTE: THIS MAY BE DONE BEFORE BOLTING PANELS TO
THE RAMPS
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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8. INSTALLING RAIL ON PLATFORMS
-LOCATE THE 5' RAIL PANELS FOR THE PLATFORMS SHOWN IN
PICTURE (THESE PANELS ARE ALL THE SAME LENGTH AND ARE
NOT ANGLED)
-BOLT THESE RAILS TO THE PLATFORM EXACTLY THE SAME WAY
THEY ARE BOLTED TO THE RAMPS, USING THE 5/16" x 2" BOLTS
THERE ARE 4 TOTAL ON EACH RAIL AND EACH PLATFORM NEEDS
RAILS ON 2 SIDES
5/16" x 2" BOLT
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PLATFORM
RAMP
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-ON THE TURN BACK PLATFORM THE 2 RAIL PANELS
THAT BUTT UP TO EACH OTHER NEED TO BE
BOLTED TOGETHER USING THE 5/16" x 3-1/2"
BOLT, WASHER, AND NUT
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-CONTINUE BOLTING THE REST OF THE 5'
RAIL PANELS ON THE TOP PLATFORM AND
THE 6' RAIL PANELS ON THE REMAINING
RAMPS
(SHOWN IN PICTURE)
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-LOCATE THE SMALLER 18 1/2" RAIL PANEL. THIS WILL FILL THE GAP BETWEEN
THE 2 RAMPS ON THE TURN BACK PLATFORM
-HOLD THE 18 1/2" RAIL IN PLACE AND USE A
3/8" DRILL BIT TO DRILL 4 HOLES AS SHOWN
IN PICTURE
-USING THE 5/16" x 3-1/2" BOLTS, TIGHTEN
RAIL PANEL IN PLACE
NOTE: HOLES ARE NOT PRE DRILLED
5/16" x 3-1/2" BOLTS
(x4)
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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-LOCATE THE LAST RAIL PANEL THAT LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURE
THIS RAIL WILL MOUNT ON THE TOP PLATFORM BETWEEN THE HOUSE
AND THE RAMP
5/16" x 3-1/2" BOLT
(x2)
-HOLD RAIL SECTION IN PLACE AND USE A 3/8" DRILL BIT
TO DRILL 2 HOLES IN THE RAIL AS SHOWN
-BOLT TO THIS RAIL TO THE RAMP RAIL USING THE 5/16"
x 3-1/2" BOLT, WASHER AND NUT.
1/4" x 1" SELF TAPPING SCREW
-USE THE 1/4" x 1" SELF TAPPING SCREWS TO ATTACH
THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO THE TOP OF THE PLATFORM
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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PLATFORM RAIL PANEL
RAMP RAIL PANEL
9. INSTALLING ANGLE BRACKETS ON RAIL PANELS
-WHERE THE RAMP RAIL MEETS THE PLATFORM RAIL
THERE WILL BE A 1-1/2" OFFSET
5/16" x 2" BOLT
(x2)
-USING THE SAME ANGLE BRACKET USED WITH THE
STEEL ADAPTER, BOLT IT TO THE PRE DRILLED HOLES
IN THE PLATFORM RAIL. (SHOWN IN PICTURE)
-USING THE 1/4" SELF TAPPING SCREW ATTACH THE
BRACKET TO THE RAMP RAIL.
**NOTE: MAY NEED TO CUT OFF OVERHANG IF ANY
-USE THE SAME PROCEDURE TO ATTACH THE RAMP RAIL
PANEL TO THE PLATFORM RAIL PANEL (3 PLACES TOTAL)
1/4" x 1" SELF TAPPING SCREW
(x2)
-THERE WILL ALSO BE A GAP WHERE THE 2 PLATFORM
RAILS MEET TOGETHER IN THE CORNERS
-ATTACH THE ANGLE BRACKET USING THE 5/16" x 2"
BOLT IN THE PRE DRILLED HOLES ON THE PLATFORM
RAIL
-USE THE SAME PROCEDURE TO ATTACH ALL THE
PLATFORM RAILS (3 PLACES TOTAL)
**NOTE:
TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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5/16" x 2" BOLT
(x4)
10. INSTALLING INNER RAILING
-LOCATE THE 1-1/2" TUBING AND THE HANDRAIL SUPPORT MOUNTS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE
-FIND THE CORRECT LENGTH OF PIECES TO FIT THE LENGTH OF RAMP THE RAILING WILL BE
INSTALLED ON
-USE 1/8" SELF TAPPING SCREW TO ATTACH THE HANDRAIL TUBE TO THE SUPPORT MOUNTS
NOTE: PLACE SCREW ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF HANDRAIL AS SHOWN
HANDRAIL MOUNT SUPPORT
1/8" SELF TAPPING SCREW
1-1/2" HANDRAIL TUBING
(NOT SHOWN WITH CORRECT LENGTH)
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-ONCE THE INNER RAIL IS ASSEMBLED ATTACH IT TO THE RAMP USING THE
5/16" x 2-1/2" BOLT (THESE BOLTS WILL SCREW INTO THE INSERTS PRE
INSTALLED IN THE HANDRAIL MOUNTS)
-THE HOLES WILL NEED TO BE DRILLED IN THE RAIL PANELS USING A 3/8"
DRILL BIT. THE TOP OF THE INNER RAILING MUST BE BETWEEN 34" AND
36" ABOVE THE RAMP SURFACE
**NOTE: ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NOT SHOWN FOR
CLARITY
5/16" x 2-1/2" BOLT
INNER RAIL ASSEMBLY
**NOTE:
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10. INSTALLING ANSI LOOPS
-INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HANDRAIL SUPPORT MOUNT AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE
RAMPS (SHOWN IN PICTURE) THIS EXTRA MOUNT WILL BE 12-1/4" BELOW THE TOP
MOUNT.
-ATTACH THE ANSI LOOP TO THE TWO SUPPORT MOUNTS USING THE 1/8" SELF TAPPING
SCREW SIMILAR TO PUTTING THE INNER RAIL TOGETHER
-PLACE A BLACK PLASTIC CAP ON THE BOTTOM SUPPORT MOUNT TO COVER THE EXPOSED
HOLE
-NOTE: THE ANSI LOOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMPS NEED TO BE POSITIONED SO
THEY ANGLE UP AND AT THE TOP THEY NEED TO BE ANGLED DOWN (SHOWN IN PICTURE)
ANSI LOOP
1-1/2" PLASTIC CAP
(COVERS EXPOSED HOLE)
5/16" x 2-1/2" BOLT
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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EXTRA HANDRAIL SUPPORT MOUNT
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11. FINISH HANDRAIL ON TURN BACK PLATFORM
-LOCATE 2 KNUCKLES, INSERT ONE END OF THE KNUCKLE INTO THE SUPPORT BRACKETS AT
THE END OF EACH RAMP
-SCREW INTO PLACE WITH THE 1/8" SELF TAPPING SCREW
-INSERT A SMALL PIECE OF 1-1/2" TUBING BETWEEN THE KNUCKLES (AS SHOWN IN
PICTURE) SCREW IN PLACE USING THE 1/8" SELF TAPPING SCREW
-TIGHTEN THE BOLT PRE INSTALLED IN THE KNUCKLE
RAMP
KNUCKLES
TURN BACK
PLATFORM
KNUCKLE
**NOTE: TORQUE ALL BOLTS BETWEEN 200inlb - 250inlb
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