Remove
1.
Pull the latch pin and turn it 180 degrees to
lock the pin in a retracted position.
2.
Slide the fork to the fork removal notch located
in the center of the bottom crossmember of the
fork carriage.
3.
Place a wooden block under the tip of the fork
and tilt the carriage forward. The bottom hook
of the fork will move through the fork removal
notch.
4.
Using a lifting device and a sling, raise the fork
so the top hook of the fork is disengaged from
the top crossmember. Remove the fork from the
carriage.
Install
1.
Make sure the latch pin is locked in a retracted
position.
2.
Using a lifting device, move the fork or carriage
so the top hook on the fork engages the top
crossmember of the fork carriage.
3.
Raise the carriage or lower the fork to move the
lower hook through the removal notch.
1.
FORK
2.
BUTTON CAP
3.
LATCH PIN
4.
SPRING
5.
PIN
Figure 3. Forks
4.
Slide the fork on the carriage so both upper and
lower hooks are engaged and the latch pin
aligns with a notch.
5.
Release the latch pin and check that it properly
engages in a top bar notch.
Reach Carriage Assembly
REMOVE
NOTE:
The following steps outline the procedures
for removing the reach carriage assembly from a
mast, which is installed to a lift truck.
1.
Remove the forks. See Forks.
2.
Remove the load backrest. See Load Backrest.
3.
Remove the hardware securing the operator
guard from the rear of the mast, and remove
the operator guard.
WARNING
Reach carriage assemblies are heavy. Be sure
that all lifting devices are suitable and of adequate
capacity to lift the components.
4.
Attach an overhead lifting device to the top of
the reach carriage assembly:
a.
Install heavy-duty, industrial C-clamps to
each side of the rear frame. See Figure 4.
4500 SRM 1196
Forks
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