McElroy LineTamer Operator's Manual
Operator’s
Manual
6" IPS Pipe Preparation Machine
LineTamer
Manual: LT0104 Revision: J 11/18
Original Language: English
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this McElroy product.
The McElroy LineTamer® is designed to remove coil set and
reround coiled pipe for easier fusion and to minimize the
possibility of dangerous uncontrolled pipe recoil. The LineTamer
consists of a straightening unit and a rerounding unit which
prepares 3" to 6", high and medium density coiled polyethylene
pipe for installation. With reasonable care and maintenance,
this machine will give years of satisfactory service.
Before operating this machine, please read this manual
thoroughly, and keep a copy with the machine for future
reference. This manual is to be considered part of your machine.
TX00569-7-19-95
PH03027-04-26-05
McElroy University
For more than 30 years, McElroy has been the only
pipe fusion machine manufacturer to continuously
offer advanced training. Course offerings are meant to
enhance your efficiency, productivity and safety in the
proper use of McElroy machines. McElroy University
classes are structured so that the skills learned and the
machines used in each class closely match the machines
found on pipelining jobsites. We offer training at
our facility or yours. Our uniquely qualified McElroy
University course instructors offer years of industry
experience.
Tuition for each course includes lunches, course materials
and a certificate of completion. Online registration,
as well as up-to-date course offerings and dates, is
available at www.mcelroy.com/university
This manual is intended as a guide only and does not
take the place of proper training by qualified instructors.
The information in this manual is not all inclusive and
can not encompass all possible situations that can be
encountered during various operations.
MU2-03-13-14
TX04659-03-24-14
Warranty
LIMITED WARRANTY
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. (McElroy) warrants all
products manufactured, sold and repaired by it to be
free from defects in materials and workmanship, its
obligation under this warranty being limited to repairing
or replacing at its factory and new products, within 5
years after shipment, with the exception of purchased
items (such as electronic devices, pumps, switches, etc.),
in which case that manufacturer’s warranty applies.
Warranty applies when returned freight is prepaid and
which, upon examination, shall disclose to have been
defective. This warranty does not apply to any product
or component which has been repaired or altered by
anyone other than McElroy or has become damaged
due to misuse, negligence or casualty, or has not been
operated or maintained according to McElroy’s printed
instructions and warnings. This warranty is expressly in
lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied. The
remedies of the Buyer are the exclusive and sole remedies
available and Buyer shall not be entitled to receive any
incidental or consequential damages. Buyer waives
the benefit of any rule that disclaimer of warranty shall
be construed against McElroy and agrees that such
disclaimers herein shall be construed liberally in favor of
McElroy.
RETURN OF GOODS
Buyer agrees not to return goods for any reason except
upon the written consent of McElroy obtained in advance
of such return, which consent, if given, shall specify the
terms and conditions and charges upon which any such
return may be made. Materials returned to McElroy, for
warranty work, repair, etc., must have a Return Material
Authorization (RMA) number, and be so noted on the
package at time of shipment. For assistance, inquiry shall
be directed to:
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.
P.O. Box 580550
833 North Fulton Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74158-0550
PHONE: (918) 836–8611, FAX: (918) 831–9285.
EMAIL: fusion@McElroy.com
Note: Certain repairs, warranty work, and inquiries may
be directed, at McElroy’s discretion, to an authorized
service center or distributor.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
McElroy accepts no responsibility of liability for fusion
joints. Operation and maintenance of the product is the
responsibility of others. We recommend qualified joining
procedures be followed when using McElroy fusion
equipment.
McElroy makes no other warranty of any kind whatever,
express or implied; and all implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose which
exceed the aforestated obligation are hereby disclaimed
by McElroy.
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
McElroy reserves the right to make any changes in or
improvements on its products without incurring any
liability or obligation to update or change previously sold
machines and/or the accessories thereto.
INFORMATION DISCLOSED
No information of knowledge heretofore or hereafter
disclosed to McElroy in the performance of or in
connection with the terms hereof, shall be deemed to be
confidential or proprietary, unless otherwise expressly
agreed to in writing by McElroy and any such information
or knowledge shall be free from restrictions, other than a
claim for patent infringement, is part of the consideration
hereof.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
All proprietary rights pertaining to the equipment or
the components of the equipment to be delivered by
McElroy hereunder, and all patent rights therein, arising
prior to, or in the course of, or as a result of the design
or fabrication of the said product, are exclusively the
property of McElroy.
LAW APPLICABLE
All sales shall be governed by the Uniform Commercial
Code of Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Register your product online to activate your warranty:
www.McElroy.com/fusion
(Copy information listed on the machine nameplate here
for your records).
TX02486-11-4-13
Model No.
Serial No.
Date Received
Distributor
Table of Contents
Equipment Safety
Safety Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Read and Understand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Wear Safety Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Gas Powered Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuel Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Carbon Monoxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Keep Personnel Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Cutting Steel Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Coiled Pipe Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Pipe Handling Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Units with Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operator’s Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Overview
Usage Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Stringing Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Stringing and Planting Pipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Stringing and Plowing Pipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Straightening Pipe for Relining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Straightening Pipe for Directional Boring . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Hydraulic Power Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Fuel Valve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Engine Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Hydraulic Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Hydraulic Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Pressure Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Rerounding Rollers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Straightening Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Installing LineTamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Installing Hydraulic Power Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Transporting
Secure Pipe Before Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Lock Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Read Before Towing Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Preparation for Pulling
Connect Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Load Coil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Securing Pipe when using a Reel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Unlocking Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Positioning Pipe Payout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Rerounder Rollers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Straightening Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Check Hydraulic Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
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McELROY MANUFACTURING, INC.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
All rights reserved
Table of Contents
Operation
Read and Understand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Pulling Force Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Before Starting Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Start Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Cutting Steel Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Cutting Plastic Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Pipe Threading Roller Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Loading Pipe in LineTamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Pressure Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Rerounder Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Straightener Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Monitor Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
End of Coil with Pipe Secured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Maintenance
Preventative Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Washing the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Check Hydraulic Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Grease Bearing and Sleeves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Grease Moving parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hydraulic Fluids
Hydraulic Fluids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Specifications
LineTamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Hydraulic Power Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Equipment Safety
Safety Alerts
This hazard alert sign appears in this manual.
When you see this sign, carefully read what it says.
YOUR SAFETY IS AT STAKE.
You will see the hazard alert sign with these words:
DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION.
Indicates an imminently hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury.
In this manual you should look for two other words:
NOTICE and IMPORTANT.
NOTICE: can keep you from doing something that might
damage the machine or someone's property. It may also
be used to alert against unsafe practices.
IMPORTANT: can help you do a better job or make
your job easier in some way.
WR00051-11-30-92
TX00030-12-1-92
Read and Understand
Do not operate this equipment until you have carefully read,
and understand all the sections of this manual, and all other
equipment manuals that will be used with it.
Your safety and the safety of others depends upon care and
judgment in the operation of this equipment.
Follow all applicable federal, state, local, and industry specific
regulations.
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. cannot anticipate every possible
circumstance that might involve a potential hazard. The warnings
in this manual and on the machine are therefore not all inclusive.
You must satisfy yourself that a procedure, tool, work method, or
operating technique is safe for you and others. You should also
ensure that the machine will not be damaged or made unsafe by
the method of operation or maintenance you choose.
WR00052-12-1-92
TX02946-4-15-09
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Equipment Safety
General Safety
Safety is important. Report anything unusual that you notice during set
up or operation.
LISTEN for thumps, bumps, rattles, squeals, air leaks, or unusual sounds.
SMELL odors like burning insulation, hot metal, burning rubber, hot oil,
or natural gas.
FEEL any changes in the way the equipment operates.
SEE problems with wiring and cables, hydraulic connections, or other
equipment.
REPORT anything you see, feel, smell, or hear that is different from what
you expect, or that you think may be unsafe.
TX00114-4-22-93
SAFE1ST-12-22-92
Wear Safety Equipment
Wear a hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses, and other applicable
personal protective equipment.
Remove jewelry and rings, and do not wear loose fitting clothing or
long hair that could catch on controls or moving machinery.
TX00032 4 7 93
Gas Powered Units
Gasoline engines will cause explosions when
operated in an explosive atmosphere. Do not
operate gas powered machines in an explosive
atmosphere.
Do not place flammable substances near the engine while it is
operating.
A spark arrester is available as an optional part for this engine.
It is illegal in some areas to operate an engine without a spark
arrester. Check local laws and regulations before operating.
WR00053-12-2-92
WR00080-4-12-93
TX00955-06-12-14
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Equipment Safety
FUEL
Fuel Handling
Gasoline and diesel fuel are extremely flammable and
their vapors will explode if ignited.
Do not fill the fuel tank while the engine is hot or running, as spilled
fuel could ignite.
Refuel in a well ventilated area. Do not smoke or allow flames or
sparks in the area where the engine is refueled, or where gasoline is
stored.
Do not start the engine near spilled fuel. Wipe up spills immediately.
Maker sure the fuel tank cap is closed and properly secured.
NOTICE: Avoid repeated or prolonged contact with skin or breathing of
vapor.
TX00953-3-30-11
CD00365-2-19-97
Carbon Monoxide
Engine exhaust gases contain poisonous carbon
monoxide. Carbon monoxide can cause severe
nausea, fainting and death. Avoid inhaling exhaust
fumes and never run the engine in a closed or
confined area.
TX00954-5-14-96
Keep Personnel Away
The rollers in this machine are under hydraulic
pressure and can cause severe bodily harm. All
personnel must keep hands and body away from
moving parts of machine.
WR00093-5-14-96
CD00155-8-9-95
TX01601-10-12-98
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Equipment Safety
Cutting Steel Bands
Coiled pipe can uncoil with considerable force,
causing extreme bodily injury if not properly
contained. Do not cut the straps around the coil
until the coil is contained in a suitable reel trailer
or coil cage.
Leave plastic straps on coil. Do not cut.
TX00618-8-31-95
Coiled Pipe Safety
When the tail end of the coil unwinds, or when the
pipe is being cut, the ends can move suddenly in any
direction with great force.
Loose ends of coiled pipe can
move with great force in any direction. Keep
personnel at least 15 feet away.
CD00166-8-31-95
CD00165-8-31-95
When pulling pipe through the LineTamer, personnel
and equipment must stay at least 15 feet away from
machine and pipe ends.
Cold Weather Conditions
The forceful movement of loose ends of pipe become more
pronounced in cold weather and all personnel must be
aware for their own safety.
There are practical limits to pulling pipe in cold weather.
The ability of the pipe to be straightened and rerounded
diminishes.
The LineTamer does not have enough power to properly
straighten and reround pipe at lower temperatures. Operation
below 32° F is not recommended.
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MUST STAY
AT L EA ST 15 FE ET AWAY FR O M
MACHINE WHEN PULLING PIP
STAND CLEAR OF PIPE
END WHEN CUTTING
E
CD00342-12-17-96
TX01303-3-27-97
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Equipment Safety
Pipe Handling Safety
Do not position yourself under supported or
raised pipe. Pipe is heavy and could result in
serious injury or death.
Pipe that is bent can store a great amount of
energy. Do not bend and force the pipe into the
machine. A bent pipe with stored energy could
cause serious injury or death when that energy is
released.
It is recommended that the pipe is always be held securely by
either being clamped securely in the fusion machine jaws or
attached to the lifting device.
Keep persons that are not involved in handling pipe away from handling operations. When the pipe and
handling equipment are in motion, all persons involved in handling pipe should be able to see all other persons
at all times. If any handling person is not in sight, immediately stop moving equipment and pipe and locate that
person. Do not continue until all persons are accounted for and in sight.
NOTICE: Do not leave machine unattended while the Power Pack is running. When not operating the machine,
turn off the Power Pack. This will prevent accidental or unintentional movement of the machine.
Never push, roll, dump or drop pipe lengths, bundles or coils off the truck, off handling equipment or into a
trench. Always use appropriate equipment to lift, move and lower the pipe.
TX04586-4-17-13
WR00097-4-17-13
Units With Hydraulics
Although the hydraulic pressures in this machine are low compared to
some hydraulically operated equipment, it is important to remember
that a sudden hydraulic oil leak can cause serious injury, or even be
fatal if the pressure is high enough.
Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the
skin causing serious injury. Keep hands and body
away from pinholes which eject fluid under pressure.
Use a piece of cardboard or paper to search for
leaks. If any fluid is injected into the skin, it must be
immediately removed by a doctor familiar with this
type of injury.
NOTICE: Wear safety glasses, and keep face clear of area when
bleeding air from hydraulic system to avoid spraying oil into eyes.
TX00110-8-23-95
Operator's Seat
Always operate the machine from the control side with the operator in the
control seat. Use the seat belt at all times.
Never stand on the LineTamer during operation.
WR00078-4-8-93
CD00167-9-5-95
TX00623-9-5-95
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