DOCK LEVEL (OR LOWER) END LOADING
OPERATION
1
Activate the leveler by pushing and holding
the RAISE button until leveler lip clears the lip
supports. See figure 6.
FIGURE 6 - END LOAD OPERATION - LIP POSITION
FIGURE 7 - END LOAD OPERATION
2
Release RAISE button and as platform is lowering
pull and hold the Safety Leg Chain, if equipped
The leveler will lower to the below dock position
with the lip positioned between the face of the
loading dock and the truck/trailer bed. See figure 7
& 8
NOTE:
End loads at dock level and above can be handled
with the leveler in its stored position on units
without a Safe‑T‑Lip
®
FIGURE 8 - END LOAD OPERATION
(EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY LEGS)
3
When loading/unloading is complete, continue with
normal operation or return the leveler to stored
position See
Storing Leveler
STORING LEVELER
1
To store the leveler, push and hold the RAISE
button until leveler is about 6 inches above dock
level and lip is fully pendant
2
Release RAISE button Leveler will lower to dock
level with lip resting in the lip supports
See figure 9.
NOTE:
On Powered levelers with Automatic Return to
Dock (ARTD) If the lip is on the truck/trailer and
the truck departs, the leveler will move to its lowest
position and the lip will begin to lower As the lip
drops toward the pendant position, the ARTD
system automatically returns the leveler to the
stored position without operator assistance
FIGURE 9 - LEVELER STORED
OPERATION
Safety Leg
Chain
Rite‑Hite
®
Owner's Manual
RHA‑4000 Dock Leveler
Publication:
AMEN00045 2020-02-04
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