Dock leveler install

The first approach includes reusing the dock pit floor, while the second approach entails much more excavation and installation of a new dock floor. The beginning of both approaches start with an extensive array of saw cutting, concrete chain saws, and slurry removal. Laying out the desired cut marks is your first vital step to successfully removing and replacing dock pits. If our marks are too small or off center, it may end up costing over double for saw cutting and removal of the existing concrete.

We always double check the project specifications as well as the measurements we make on the slab before the concrete saws even make it to the job site. Whatever size of the new dock pit is going to be, we give ourselves a minimum of 8inches around the exterior of the angle irons. If the cut out is off square, you could introduce a number of headaches when looking to install the new concrete and dock levelers. From our outside marks I now needed to find square coming off the face of the building.

To do this I used a string line, square, 10 foot straight edge, tape measure, and pencil. I pulled a string line across the face of the exterior of the building, laid the 10 foot straight edge on the existing concrete touching my exterior marks, then used my square to adjust the 10 foot straight edge perpendicular to the string line. Once the straight edge was square with the string, I quickly made a mark on the opposite end of the straight edge so I did not lose my square.

Do this on both sides and you will have all four points of your future dock pit. Take a tape measure and measure the diagonal dimensions. If the measurements are within a quarter of an inch you are pretty much square for cutting concrete.

If your measurements are not square, start the process over and make adjustments to get square on the cross measurements. Phone: Email: office asapdoorrepair. Mon - Fri am - pm. Contact Us Name:. Thank you for contacting us. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Oops, there was an error sending your message. Please try again later. Content, including images, displayed on this website is protected by copyright laws.

Downloading, republication, retransmission or reproduction of content on this website is strictly prohibited. To use a dock leveler, the operator raises the ramp and the lip swings out. With the lip extended, the operator lowers the ramp until the lip rests on the truck. Interior Equipment Dock Levelers.

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