Manitou MC 18-2 D K ST5 S1, Operator'S Manual

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TRANSPORT Lift truck
IMPORTANT
Check that the safety instructions relating to the flatbed have been correctly applied before loading the lift truck and
that the transport company is informed about the dimensions and the weight of the lift truck ( 2 - DESCRIPTION:
SPECIFICATIONS).
Ensure that the platform is of sufficient size and load capacity for transporting the lift truck.
Also check the allowable ground contact pressure of the platform relative to the lift truck.
LOADING THE LIFT TRUCK
- Block the wheels of the platform.
- Attach the loading ramps to the platform in such a way as to give the shallowest
possible ramp angle for the lift truck.
- Load the lift truck parallel to the platform.
- Stop the lift truck ( 1 - OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: DRIVING
INSTRUCTIONS UNLADEN AND LADEN).
STOWING THE LIFT TRUCK
- Fix the chocks to the flatbed at the front and at the back of each tyre.
- Also fix the chocks to the flatbed on the inside of each tyre.
- Secure the lift truck to the platform with sufficiently strong straps:
• At the front, at the foot of the mast, to the anchorage points 1.
• At the rear, to the anchorage points 2.
- Tighten the straps.
SLING Lift truck
- Take into account the position of the lift truck centre of gravity for lifting.
A = 1030 mm B = 870 mm MC 18-2
A = 1020 mm B = 880 mm MC 18-4
- Position the hooks:
• At the front, at the head of the mast, on the anchorage points 1.
• At the rear, on the slinging pin 2.
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