Manitou MSI 40, Operator'S Manual

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R A N S P O R T T H E L I F T T R U C K O N A F L AT
SEMITRAILER
Ensure that the safety instructions connected to the platform are respected
before the loading of the lift truck and that the driver of the means of trans-
port is informed about the dimensions and the weight of the lift truck (See
chapter : CHARACTERISTICS in paragraph : 2 - DESCRIPTION).
Ensure that the platform has got dimensions and a load capacity sufficient
for transporting the lift truck. Check also the pressure on the contact surface
allowable for the platform in connection with the lift truck.
LOAD THE LIFT TRUCK
- Block the wheels of the semitrailer.
- Fix the loading ramps so that you obtain an angle as little as possible to lift
the lift truck.
- Load the lift truck parallel to the semitrailer.
- Stop the lift truck (See chapter : DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS in paragraph :
1 - OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS).
STOW THE LIFT TRUCK
- Fix the chocks to the semitrailer at the front and at the back of each tyre
(Fig. H5/1).
- Fix also the chocks to the semitrailer in the inside of each tyre (Fig. H5/2).
- Stow the lift truck onto the semi-trailer with sufficiently resistant ropes. To
the front by passing above the articulation fittings 1 (Fig. H5/3) of the mast
and to the back onto the towing pin 2 (Fig. H5/4).
- Tighten the ropes (Fig. H5/5).
H5/2
H5/3
H5/1
H5/5 H5/4
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