Taylor TX180S, Maintenance Manual

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  Remove all rings, watches, Remove all rings, watches,
chains, other jewelry, and all loose clothing chains, other jewelry, and all loose clothing
before working around moving parts! before working around moving parts!
  If maintenance requires run- If maintenance requires run-
ning the engine indoors, ensure the room has ning the engine indoors, ensure the room has
adequate flow-through ventilation! adequate flow-through ventilation!
  Do not operate the vehicle or Do not operate the vehicle or
attempt to perform maintenance on the vehicle attempt to perform maintenance on the vehicle
while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or
any other medications or substances that slow any other medications or substances that slow
reflexes, alter safe judgement, or cause drows- reflexes, alter safe judgement, or cause drows-
iness. iness.
  Never operate the lift truck Never operate the lift truck
without pro without pro per instructio per instructio n. n. Ignorance Ignorance of of
operational characteristics and limitations can operational characteristics and limitations can
lead to lead to equipment damage, personal injury, or equipment damage, personal injury, or
death. death.
  Maintenance and service Maintenance and service
personnel should never operate this lift truck personnel should never operate this lift truck
unless they are thoroughly familiar with Safety unless they are thoroughly familiar with Safety
Check 2nd Edition, TMW-072 and the Opera- Check 2nd Edition, TMW-072 and the Opera-
tors’ Guide for this lift truck. tors’ Guide for this lift truck.
  This equipment is not electri- This equipment is not electri-
cally insulated cally insulated . . Contact with Contact with electricity can electricity can
cause severe cause severe injury injury or death. or death. Electrocution Electrocution
can occur with can occur with out direct out direct contact. contact. Do not o Do not o per- per-
ate this lift truck in areas with energized power ate this lift truck in areas with energized power
lines or a po lines or a po wer supply wer supply . . Check local, state Check local, state
and federal safety codes for proper clearance. and federal safety codes for proper clearance.
Use a groundman to ensure that there is prop- Use a groundman to ensure that there is prop-
er clearance. er clearance.
  Use only genuine Taylor Use only genuine Taylor
replacement p replacement p arts. arts. Lesser quality Lesser quality parts may parts may
fail resulting in property damage, personal fail resulting in property damage, personal
injury, or death. injury, or death.
  Electrical, mechanical, and Electrical, mechanical, and
hydraulic safety devices have been installed hydraulic safety devices have been installed
on this lift truck to help protect against person- on this lift truck to help protect against person-
al injury and / al injury and / or damage to or damage to equipment. equipment. Under Under
no circumstances should any attempt be made no circumstances should any attempt be made
to disconnect or in any way render any of to disconnect or in any way render any of
these devices these devices inoperable. inoperable. If you If you discover that discover that
any safety device is malfunctioning, Do Not any safety device is malfunctioning, Do Not
operate the lift truck; notify appropriate main- operate the lift truck; notify appropriate main-
tenance tenance personnel immediately personnel immediately . .
  Operating instructions, Operating instructions,
warnings, and caution labels are placed on the warnings, and caution labels are placed on the
lift truck to alert personnel to dangers and to lift truck to alert personnel to dangers and to
advise personnel of proper operating proce- advise personnel of proper operating proce-
dures (of the dures (of the lift truck). lift truck). Do not rem Do not rem ove or ove or
obscure any obscure any warning, caution, danger, or warning, caution, danger, or
instructional sign or label. instructional sign or label.
  Keep all hydraulic com- Keep all hydraulic com-
ponents in good repair. ponents in good repair.
  Relieve pressure on Relieve pressure on
hydraulic system before repairing or adjusting hydraulic system before repairing or adjusting
or disconnecting. or disconnecting.
  Wear proper hand and eye Wear proper hand and eye
protection when protection when searching for searching for leaks. leaks. Use Use
wood or cardboard instead of hands. wood or cardboard instead of hands.
  Turn the engine off and Turn the engine off and
remove the ignition key before entering the tire remove the ignition key before entering the tire
pivot area to prevent death or serious injury pivot area to prevent death or serious injury
from pivoting tires. from pivoting tires.
  Deflate tires before removing Deflate tires before removing
them. them. Always remo Always remo ve the ve the valve core valve core and and
exhaust all air from a single tire and both tires exhaust all air from a single tire and both tires
of a dual assembly prior to removing any rim of a dual assembly prior to removing any rim
components or wheel components such as components or wheel components such as
nuts and ri nuts and ri m clamps. m clamps. Run a p Run a p iece of wire iece of wire
through the valve stem to make sure the valve through the valve stem to make sure the valve
stem is not damaged or plugged and all air is stem is not damaged or plugged and all air is
exhausted. exhausted.
  Never park the lift truck on Never park the lift truck on
an incline. an incline. Always park the l Always park the l ift truck on ift truck on a level a level
surface; otherwise, the lift truck could possibly surface; otherwise, the lift truck could possibly
roll resulting in possible injury to personnel or roll resulting in possible injury to personnel or
damage to the lift truck damage to the lift truck or other property or other property . .
Battery Safety: Battery Safety:
  Lighted smoking materials, Lighted smoking materials,
flames, arcs, or sparks may result in battery flames, arcs, or sparks may result in battery
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