8000 SRM 1226
Maintenance Procedures Every 8 Hours or Daily
Maintenance Procedures Every 8 Hours or Daily
HOW TO MAKE CHECKS WITH KEY
SWITCH OFF
WARNING
Do not operate a lift truck that needs repairs.
Report the need for repairs immediately. If re-
pair is necessary, put a DO NOT OPERATE tag
in the operator’s area. Remove the key from
the key switch.
Inspect the lift truck every eight hours or daily
before use.
Put the lift truck on a level surface.
Lower the carriage and forks and turn the key to the
OFF position. Apply the parking brake. Remove the
floorplates and inspect for leaks and condition that
are not normal. Clean any oil spills. Make sure that
lint, dust, paper, and other materials are removed
from the compartments. Make the additional checks
as described in the following paragraphs of How to
Make Checks With Key Switch OFF and How to
Make Checks With Key Switch ON.
Tires and Wheels
WARNING
Air pressure in pneumatic tires can cause tire
and wheel parts to explode. The explosion of
wheel parts can cause serious injury or death.
Put the lift truck on blocks as described in How
to Put Lift Truck on Blocks at the beginning of
this section.
Remove all of the air from the tires before the
tires are removed from the lift truck.
If the air pressure is less than 80% of the correct
air pressure, the tire must be removed before
air is added. Put the tire in a safety cage when
adding air pressure to the tire. Follow the pro-
cedures described in Add Air to Tires section
in your manual.
When air is added to the tires, use a remote air
chuck. The person adding air must stand to the
side of the safety cage and not in front of it.
Inspect the tires for wire, rocks, glass, pieces of
metal, holes, cuts, and other damage. See Figure 3.
Remove any object that will cause damage. Check
for loose or missing hardware.
Remove any wire
strapping or other material that is wrapped around
the axle.
Keep the tires at the correct air pressure. See the
Nameplate. Check the air pressure with a gauge
when the tires are cold. If it is necessary to add air to
a tire that is warm, check one of the other tires on the
same axle and add air to the tire that has low pres-
sure so the air pressures are equal. The air pressure
of the warm tires must always be equal to or greater
than the specification for air pressure for cold tires.
Check pneumatic wheels for bent or damaged rims.
Check for loose or missing parts.
1.
CHECK FOR DAMAGE (REMOVE NAILS,
GLASS, AND OTHER OBJECTS FROM THE
TREAD)
2.
CHECK FOR SMOOTH EDGES
3.
CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE
Figure 3. Tires Check
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