Taylor-Dunn SS-025-34, Service And Parts Manual

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Service/Maintenance Guidelines
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MS-534-13
SS and MX Models, DC System
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.
ANSI/ITSDF 56.9 – 2007 Safety Standard for Operator Controlled Industrial Tow
Tractors
Paragraph 6.2.14:
Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe tow tractor operation shall not be performed
without manufacture’s prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instructions plates,
tags, or decals are changed accordingly.
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.
Motor Speed Control Programming
Taylor-Dunn programmable motor speed controls are
programmed at the factory for optimum safe, efficient, and
smooth operation of the vehicle. The program settings are
based on many factors including but not limited to: Vehicle
Model, Maximum Safe Speed, System Voltage, Drive Axle
Configuration, Vehicle Configuration, etc.
Some of the parameters can be changed in the field Using
PC software or handsets.
Contact the factory for information regarding available alternate program settings.
Taylor-Dunn will only authorize the use of settings obtained from the factory for a specific vehicle. Any other
alterations to the programming ARE NOT AUTHORIZED and is at your own risk.
DO NOT interchange program settings from different vehicle models or models with different configurations.
I m p r o p e r p r o g r a m m i n g m a y c a u s e
unexpected operation of the vehicle and/
or damage the electrical components. This
could result in severe bodily injury and/or
property damage
WARNING