NMS Mechanical Dock Leveler

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NOVA’S NMS MECHANICAL DOCK LEVELER

NOVA’s NMS Mechanical Dock Leveler is designed to provide excellent reliability and structural durability at an affordable price. Easy pull-chain operation with a yieldable flip-out lip and below dock end load controls make this full-featured leveler a solid value.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Patented holdown assembly allows for full float and automatic release capability with air ride trailers, preventing failure or damage from overextension
Simple operation with a cam and roller counterbalance system assures smooth dependable walk down
Integral maintenance strut is lockout/tagout compliant with lip support strut that also allows convenient servicing of the lip
Yieldable flip lip w/dampened return
Single point spring adjustment
5-year warranty

ROBUST PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY

• Deck and lip are constructed of 50,000 minimum PSI yield A572
safety tread plate
• Deck is reinforced with all structural beams welded to deck and
front and rear header for maximum deck support
• 25K-40K units: Platform supported by full-length 6-inch high “C”
channels
• 45K units: Platform supported by full-length 6-inch high structural
channel
• 55K units: Platform supported by full-length 6-inch high structural
channel and I-beams
• Full-width rear hinge mounted in compression with structural
channel support
• Continuous hinge design with grease fittings and dock bumpers
included as standard with each unit
• Laminated loading dock bumpers protect dock face and leveler
from truck damage
• Lip hinge pins are M1044 steel 1-inch in diameter

OPERATION

The dock attendant pulls the release chain which releases the holdown and allows the leveler to rise and the lip to extend. The attendant then walks onto the leveler to lower the leveler and lip to the bed of the truck or trailer. Contact between the leveler lip and the truck or trailer bed is maintained throughout the loading/unloading process by the holdown. If below dock operation is required, the front pull chain is pulled which retracts the safety legs and the leveler will lower to the desired position when walking down the leveler. When loading or unloading is complete, the release chain is pulled to raise the leveler and lip off the bed of the truck or trailer. Once the lip has fallen pendant, the attendant walks onto the eveler to lower it to the stored position.

STRUCTURAL

The platform is constructed of 1/4-inch thick four-way high tensile 50,000 minimum yield A572 safety tread plate. The platform is reinforced and supported by full-length 6-inch high formed C channels for 25,000-pound Comparative Industry Rating (CIR) capacity to 40,000-pound CIR units, full length 6-inch high structural channel for 45,000-pound CIR units and full-length 6-inch high structural channel and I-beams for 55,000-pound CIR units.

The supports are welded to the deck, front and rear headers for full structural support. The front and rear header plates are 1/2-inch thick x 7-inch high hot rolled steel. NOVA NMS series lips have a four-way safety tread plate, the 25,000-pound CIR is 1/2-inch thick, and the 30,000, 35,000, 40,000, 45,000 and 55,000-pound CIR are 5/8-inch thick. The standard lip length is 16 inches on all capacities. Hinge tubes have a 1 3/4-inch outside diameter (OD) × 5/16-inch wall, 1 7/8-inch OD × 3/8-inch wall or 2 1/8-inch OD × 1/2-inch wall depending on CIR. All lip hinge pins are M1044 steel 1-inch in diameter. Steel header gussets are standard on all models 35,000-pound CIR and above. All units have grease fittings as standard. All platforms are designed to compensate for up to 4-inches of the canted trailer bed.

SAFETY FEATURES

Dual pivoting cross-traffic legs for multi-position safety at dock level and below
Self-contained lip control yields under impact from incoming trucks
Built-in lockout/tagout maintenance inspection strut
Working range safety toe guards and night lock security
Lip keepers for cross-traffic support and automatic night lock security against theft

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NOVA’S NMS MECHANICAL DOCK LEVELER

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

ROBUST PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY

OPERATION

STRUCTURAL

SIZES AND CAPACITIES

SAFETY FEATURES

COLOR

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