Clark GTS 20 D, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1. General Safety Rules
Tip-Over 1-13
Tip-Over
Lateral Tip-over
• Lateral tip-over can occur with a com-
bination of speed and sharpness of
turn. This combination will exceed the
stability of the truck. This condition is
even more likely with an unloaded
truck.
• With the load or upright raised, lateral tip-over can occur while
turning and/or braking when traveling in reverse or accelerating
and turning while traveling forward.
• Lateral tip-over can occur loaded or unloaded by turning on an
incline or ramp.
Longitudinal Tip-over
• Longitudinal tip-over can occur with a
combination of overloading and load
elevated also with capacity load and
elevated. This combination will exceed
the stability of the truck. This condition
is even more likely with excessive for-
ward tilt, braking in forward travel or
accelerating rearward.
• Longitudinal tip-over can occur by driving with the load down
slope on a steep grade.
Lateral and longitudinal tip-over can occur if the truck is driven over
objects on the floor or ground, off the edge of improved surfaces, or
into potholes in the road surface, or by running into overhead objects
or collisions.
An off dock type of tip-over can occur if the truck is steered too close
to the dock edge, driven off the edge of the dock or ramp, or if the
highway truck or trailer rolls away from the dock or is driven away
during loading.
WARNING
!
The conditions listed above can be further aggravated by
overloading, excessive tilt, or off center loads.
IMPORTANT
Lift truck tip-over can cause serious injury or death if the
operator is trapped between the truck and the ground.