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4. Parking and storing
4. Parking and storing
(1) Safe parking
(1) Safe parking
(a) Park your forklift truck on a level ground preferably in a wide area. If parking on a
(a) Park your forklift truck on a level ground preferably in a wide area. If parking on a
slope is unavoidable, press down the parking brake device and block the wheels to
slope is unavoidable, press down the parking brake device and block the wheels to
prevent accidental roll. The truck is forbidden parking on a steep slope.
prevent accidental roll. The truck is forbidden parking on a steep slope.
(b) Park your forklift truck in the area where designated or traffic conditions permit. If
(b) Park your forklift truck in the area where designated or traffic conditions permit. If
necessary
necessary, put a
, put a signpost or signal li
signpost or signal lights around the truck.
ghts around the truck.
(c) Park your forklift truck on the solid ground. Avoid soft ground, deep mud or
(c) Park your forklift truck on the solid ground. Avoid soft ground, deep mud or
slippery surfaces.
slippery surfaces.
(d) If you can not lower the forks on the ground due to break-down of the lifting
(d) If you can not lower the forks on the ground due to break-down of the lifting
system, put a warning flag to
system, put a warning flag to the fork end and park in
the fork end and park in the traffic conditions permitting.
the traffic conditions permitting.
(2) Storing
(2) Storing
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Before storing
Before storing
Before storing your forklift truck, clean it
Before storing your forklift truck, clean it thoroughly and perform inspection using the
thoroughly and perform inspection using the
following procedures.
following procedures.
(a) Wipe away grease, oil, etc. adhering to the body of the truck with waste cloth and
(a) Wipe away grease, oil, etc. adhering to the body of the truck with waste cloth and
water, if needed.
water, if needed.
(b) While washing the body of the truck, check general condition of the truck.
(b) While washing the body of the truck, check general condition of the truck.
Especially check the truck
Especially check the truck
’s
’s
body for recess or damage and tyres for wear and nails or
body for recess or damage and tyres for wear and nails or
stones in the tread.
stones in the tread.
(c) Fill the oil tank up with the appointed fuel.
(c) Fill the oil tank up with the appointed fuel.
(d) Check for leakage of hydraulic oil, engine oil, fuel or coolant.
(d) Check for leakage of hydraulic oil, engine oil, fuel or coolant.
(e) Apply grease where
(e) Apply grease where needed.
needed.
(f) Check for looseness of hub nuts and cylinder piston rod joints. Check the surface
(f) Check for looseness of hub nuts and cylinder piston rod joints. Check the surface
of piston rod for damage.
of piston rod for damage.
(g) Check mast
(g) Check mast rollers to see
rollers to see that they rotate sm
that they rotate smoothly
oothly..
(h) Full oil into the lift cylinders by lifting the lift cylinders at the full stroke.
(h) Full oil into the lift cylinders by lifting the lift cylinders at the full stroke.
(i) In
(i) In cold weather,
cold weather,
don’t draw off long antifreeze,
don’t draw off long antifreeze,
if there
if there is cooling water, run it away.
is cooling water, run it away.
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Daily storage
Daily storage
(a) Park the forklift truck
(a) Park the forklift truck at a specified place and block the
at a specified place and block the wheels.
wheels.
(b) Place the shift lever in
(b) Place the shift lever in the neutral position and press the parking brake pedal.
the neutral position and press the parking brake pedal.
(c) Put the key switch in
(c) Put the key switch in
“OFF”
“OFF”
position and turn off the engine, operate the lever of
position and turn off the engine, operate the lever of
the control valve several times and
the control valve several times and release the residual pressure of the cylinder or pipes.
release the residual pressure of the cylinder or pipes.
(d) Remove the key and keep it
(d) Remove the key and keep it in a secure place.
in a secure place.
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Long time storage
Long time storage
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