MAKINEX PHT-40, Operator'S Manual

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1. INTRODUCTION
The PHT-140 device is a hand truck with a powered lifting arm which can be fitted with
various attachment tools. The basic PHT-140 device is configured in combination with a
hook attachment fitted to the lifting arm. Typically, the device is used for loading small
machinery fitted with a lifting eye onto or off vehicles
–
such as a generator or pressure
washer onto a Ute. Operated by a single user, items of up to 140kg (120kg for all other
attachments) can be ergonomically transferred from ground height to bench height and vice
versa as well as transported across the ground as with traditional hand trucks. Because of
this capability, the PHT-140 device is a powerful, practical and versatile tool which can be
used to reduce the risks of back injury involved in awkward two or three-man lifts and without
the inherent unwieldiness of large plant like a Forklift.
This operator’s manual
provides an important guide to using the PHT-140 device safely. As
with most wheeled Hand Trucks and Wheelbarrows the PHT-140 device
is “user
-stabiliz
ed”
while in use. This is not a “walk behind machine”
like a counterbalanced pallet stacker or
straddle stacker which
operate on “dead man control” principles. With user
-stabilized hand
trucks, or even when moving a load with your own hands, load stability depends on load
awareness and active load management by the user in response to the feel of the load. For
example
–
in circumstances of managing heavier loads, the user is warned about higher risk
by a feeling of increasing force required to control the handles. Increased caution and slower
movements should then be exercised.
The instructions contained in this guide will inform the user about considerations such as
handling technique, safe ground slope limits, machine tilt and height limits and load weight
limits. When used correctly the PHT-140 device
is a powerful enhancer of your own body’s
manual handling versatility.