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Operate Safely
Driving on slopes or inclines can be dangerous and
result in tipover or loss of load. Follow these rules to
prevent injury or damage:
— Avoid excessively steep slopes or unstable surfaces.
If you must drive on a slope, keep the load low and
proceed with extreme caution. DO NOT drive ACROSS
excessively steep slopes under any circumstances.
— Avoid turning on an incline or slope, if at all possible.
If it is necessary, use extreme caution and make the
turn as wide as possible.
— Ascend or descend inclines or slopes with the “heavy
end” of the rough terrain forklift truck pointing up the
slope.
NOTE: When the truck has NO LOAD, the rear of the
machine is considered the “heavy end.” Travel with
the FORKS POINTED DOWNHILL.
When the truck is CARRYING A LOAD, the front of
the machine is considered the “heavy end.” Travel
with the FORKS POINTED UPHILL.
— Reduce travel speed and downshift to a lower gear to
permit compression braking by the engine and aid in
the application of the service brakes.
— NEVER depress the clutch or coast in neutral when
going downhill.
Do Not Drive
with Boom Up
Across a Slope
Traveling with
No Load, Forks
Pointing Down Hill
Traveling
With a Load, Forks
Pointing Up Hill
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Operate Safely
Lifting And Placing The Load
Now that the load has been transported to the location
where it is to be placed, remember:
— Be sure the landing point can safely support the
weight of the load.
— The chosen landing location should be level, both
front to back and side to side.
— While lifting or lowering always make sure the path of
the forks or load is clear of obstacles.
— Approach the landing location slowly with the load as
low as possible.
— Drive as close as possible to the landing location.
— Avoid a sudden stop.
— Place the truck in neutral.
— Set the parking brake.
— Level the rough terrain forklift truck from side to side
if the machine has this feature.
— If the truck is equipped with outriggers or stabilizers,
lower them to stabilize the lift.
— Center the forks and carriage before lifting the load
on machines equipped with side shift, side tilt or
swing carriage features.
WARNING! Avoid tipover. If the rough terrain forklift
truck cannot be leveled so the load is level before
lifting, reposition the machine.
The likelihood for tipover
is greatly increased if the load is not level before lifting.
Drive as
Close as Possible
to Landing
Set the
Parking Brake
Before Lifting
Load
Keep
Loads Level
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Summary of Contents for 418-12
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Page 60: ...3 28 BA 418 12 1 0 418_12_3_Einleitung fm 3 Introduction Front of machine Fig 5 ...
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Page 64: ...3 32 BA 418 12 1 0 418_12_3_Einleitung fm 3 Introduction Inside the cabin Fig 9 ...
Page 65: ...BA 418 12 1 0 418_12_3_Einleitung fm 3 33 Introduction 3 Engine compartment interior Fig 10 ...
Page 66: ...3 34 BA 418 12 1 0 418_12_3_Einleitung fm 3 Introduction Outside front of the vehicle Fig 11 ...
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Page 462: ...8 36 BA 418 12 1 0 418_12_8_Betriebsstoerung fm 8 Malfunctions Notes ...
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