INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
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• Wipe off any oil or grease. Immediately wipe up any oil that has leaked. If the lift truck is dirty, it becomes
difficult or impossible to find cracks or other problems. Always clean the lift truck before starting
inspection.
• Do not smoke or allow any flame to exist under any circumstances.
• Do not use any cloth which is soaked in fuel, flammable solvent, oil or grease. There is danger that it may
catch fire.
• Wear suitable clothes for the job.
• Use suitable safety and protective equipment (hard hat, safety boots, safety glasses, gloves) for the job.
• When working on top of the lift truck, be careful not to fall.
• Do not put your feet under the forks.
• When opening or closing the floor plate or engine hood, be careful not to get your hands or body caught.
• When carrying out inspection with the forks raised, insert a stand under the inner mast to prevent the
forks and mast from dropping.
• When carrying out inspection work, remove the battery plug first.
• When carrying out the job with another worker, decide who is the leader and carry out the job in
accordance with instructions from that person.
• After repairing, make sure that the trouble has been corrected by performing a trial run.
• During the trial run, start and operate the lift truck carefully because it is possible that the trouble has not
been fully corrected or that defective parts have not been removed.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN CARRYING OUT INSPECTION AND
MAINTENANCE
• Always use tools that are suited for inspection and maintenance.
• It is extremely dangerous to use broken tools or tools designed for
another purpose.
USE SUITABLE TOOLS
• Even if no abnormality is found, always replace safety critical parts periodically.
• As time passes, these parts deteriorate and may cause fire or failure in the work equipment system.
• However, if these parts show any abnormality before the replacement interval has passed, they should
be repaired or replaced immediately.
REPLACE SAFETY CRITICAL PARTS PERIODICALLY
• Never place any metal objects on top of the battery. There is danger that they will cause a short circuit
and start a fire.
DO NOT PUT METAL OBJECTS ON TOP OF BATTERY
