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Bigfoot G-1500 Operator Manual
MB-440-09
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS
Taylor-Dunn vehicles are designed and manufactured in accordance with ANSI/ITSDF and OSHA
regulations. Per ANSI/ITSDF and OHSA, modifications to the vehicle must be approved by the
manufacturer. Listed below are the specific regulations:
ANSI/ITSDF 56.8-2006 Personnel and Burden Carriers
Paragraph 8.2q:
Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe machine operation shall not be
performed by the customer or user without manufacture’s prior written authorization; where
authorized modifications have been made, the user shall ensure that capacity, operation,
warning, and maintenance instructions plates, tags, or decals are changed accordingly.
Paragraph 8.2r:
Care shall be taken to ensure that all replacement parts are interchangeable with the original
parts and of a quality at least equal to that provided in the original equipment.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29, Subtitle B, Chapter Xvii OSHA,
Part 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks (2011)
1910.178(a)(4)
Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed
by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation,
and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.
1910.178(q)(6)
Industrial trucks shall not be altered so that the relative positions of the various parts are
different from what they were when originally received from the manufacturer, nor shall they
be altered either by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer or by the
elimination of any parts, except as provided in paragraph (q)(12) of this section. Additional
counterweighting of fork trucks shall not be done unless approved by the truck manufacturer.
When welding to the vehicle:
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Do not weld onto any fuel tanks, electrical control components, engine, or transmission.
• Welding shall be performed by qualified welders.
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Disconnect the battery.
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Disconnect all wires from other electronic modules.
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Disconnect all wires from the engine control systems.
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Disconnect all wires from the transmission control module.
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Connect welding cable directly to the frame, do not connect to any control components.
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Welding emits showers of sparks. Protect all fuel system components, engine intake
and battery from exposure to the sparks.
Failure to follow these rules may damage electronic control modules resulting in unsafe
operation of the vehicle or result in fire causing severe bodily injury and/or property
damage.
WARNING
