Maintenance Section
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Parking Brake - Inspect
Inspection from Operator's Seat, Engine
OFF
1.
Grasp the parking brake lever with your hand
and press down the release button with your
thumb. The lever should move freely forward
and backward.
2.
Remove your thumb from the release button.
The lever should resist movement when pulled
fully back and a clicking sound should be heard.
The lever should remain fully back until you
press the release button with your thumb.
3.
Report a missing, damaged or loose parking
brake lever, any inability or difficulty engaging
and releasing the parking brake lever, or any
restricted movement of the parking brake lever.
Inspection from Operator's Seat, Engine
ON
PARKING BRAKE SWITCH
1.
With the parking brake engaged, the direction
control lever in NEUTRAL and the engine
running, shift the direction control lever to
FORWARD.
2.
The lift truck should not move forward or feel
like it wants to move forward, even when the
engine is accelerated briefly.
3.
Repeat this procedure in REVERSE. Report
truck movement or tendency to move under
power with the parking brake engaged.
PARKING BRAKE
NOTE:
The parking brake is required to be
adjusted to hold the lift truck with capacity
load on a 15% grade.
If there is a 15% grade in your workplace,
engage a capacity load and drive over to
the grade. If the maximum grade in your
workplace is less than 15% or if the
maximum load carried by the lift truck is
less than the lift truck's load capacity, pick
up the maximum load and drive to the
steepest grade in your workplace.
1.
Raise the forks or load engaging attachment
about 30 cm (12 in) from the floor.
2.
Drive forward up the grade, or in reverse down
the grade, and stop the lift truck with the service
brakes.
3.
Engage the parking brake and release the
service brakes.
4.
If the lift truck moves down the grade, control its
speed with the service brakes, release the
parking brake and return directly to the
inspection area.
5.
Park the lift truck, engage the parking brake, shift
the direction control lever to NEUTRAL, lower the
forks or load engaging attachment to the floor,
shut OFF the engine, remove the key, chock the
tires, terminate the inspection, tag the lift truck
"Do Not Operate" and immediately report the
failure of the parking brake to hold the lift truck.
