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Document 57.0008.7200 - 05/2007
Handler with telescopic boom
GTH-3512
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
•
Release the parking brake and start a new working
cycle.
CAUTION
Do not move off when the load is raised 20
÷
30 cm
above the ground. Risk of machine overturning or
load fall.
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C-5.3.2 Working phases
When forks are correctly spaced, the handler is ready
to use.
Work can be subdivided into three different phases:
loading, transfer and unloading.
Loading phase
•
Approach the load to the handled perpendicularly
and check that the machine is level on the
inclinometer.
•
Insert the forks under the load and raise the load
some centimetres.
•
Pitch the forks back and make sure that the overload
warning system LEDs are in limits.
Transfer phase
•
Do not start or brake abruptly.
•
Drive to the unloading point cautiously and keep
the load 20
÷
30 cm from the ground.
•
Suit the machine speed to the ground conditions to
avoid dangerous jumps, side skids of the vehicle
and possible load falls.
•
When driving on slopes or ramps, hold the load
uphill.
DANGER
Do not drive on slopes sideways; this wrong
manoeuvre is one of the main reasons for accidents
due to vehicle overturning.
Unloading phase
•
Drive to the unloading point with straight wheels
and bring the machine to a smooth stop leaving
enough space to operate the boom.
•
Put the parking brake and set the transmission to
neutral.
•
Position the load some centimetres above the
desired position and set the forks level.
•
Lower the load and make sure it is level.
•
Carefully withdraw the forks by operating the boom
retraction control and, if necessary, raise or lower
the boom as forks come out.
•
When the forks are clear of the load, set them to
transfer position.
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