9. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The
U-Series Airbag Dock Leveler
serves as a bridge
between a loading dock floor and the load bed of a transport
vehicle. The leveler’s upper deck plate, complete with a
hinged, vertically hanging lip, is in a shallow pit at the edge
of the dock, flush with the dock’s edge and the floor surface.
After the door has been opened, the rear of a transport
vehicle is parked and restrained in place against the outer
wall of the loading dock, in working alignment with the dock
leveler. To activate the dock leveler, press the ‘UP’ button on
the control station. The air bag will inflate, raising the deck.
Once the lip extends, release the button. The bag will
deflate, allowing the deck to lower onto the truck bed.
Secure the transport vehicle with a vehicle restraint, wheel chocks or other
method before commencing traffic across the dock leveler.
7.1 Functional Description
7.3 Storing the Dock Leveler
Do not operate this leveler unless you have been trained
and authorized to do so, and have read and understood all
of the safety information and instructions contained herein.
Do not operate the dock leveler beyond its rated capacity.
Do not operate this leveler until you have checked its
condition. Report the need for repairs to your supervisor
immediately and do not operate the unit until repairs are
made. Neglect may cause a minor repair to become a
major service problem and cause the leveler to become
unsafe.
Never try to lift or move any part of the dock leveler manu-
ally.
Do not drive on the leveler unless the lip is securely on the
truck bed and has a minimum of 4” (100mm) overlap on its
surface.
Do not exceed 4 mph when driving over the dock leveler.
Do not drive over edges of the leveler and / or dock bumper
blocks (bumpers blocks are not structural).
1. Once loading or unloading has been completed, press and hold
the ‘UP’ button again, inflating the air bag until the deck is raised
and the lip is fully pendant.
2. Release the ‘UP’ button. The bag will deflate and resume the
parked position, with the lip resting in the lip keepers.
3. Disengage the vehicle restraint (if applicable) and / or remove
the wheel chocks, allowing the truck to depart.
7. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. After the truck has been chocked and / or restrained in
place, activate the dock leveler’s air bag by pressing and
holding the control station’s ‘UP’ (I) button until the deck
is fully raised and the lip has reached its fullest extension.
2. When the lip is fully extended, release the ‘UP’ button.
The air bag will deflate and allow the deck to lower onto
the truck bed.
3. After ensuring that there is a minimum overlap of 4”
(101mm) between the dock leveler lip and the truck bed,
begin loading or unloading.
7.2 Deploying the Dock Leveler
7.4 Below Level / End Loading
1. After the truck has been chocked and / or restrained in place,
activate the dock leveler’s air bag by pressing and holding the
control station’s ‘UP’ button until the lip clears the lip keepers
and is partially extended.
2. Release the ‘UP’ button. The deck will lower to the below level
position, with the lip hanging between the dock face and the
truck bed.
Min. 4”
U-SERIES AIRBAG DOCK LEVELER with SINGLE PUSH BUTTON CONTROLS
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