Taylor TX180S, Maintenance Manual

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Safety Safety
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Safety First Safety First
Important Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions
Observe these Observe these rules. rules. They are They are recognized as recognized as
practices that reduce the risk of injury to yourself practices that reduce the risk of injury to yourself
and others, or damage to the lift truck or load. and others, or damage to the lift truck or load.
This manual contains maintenance and service This manual contains maintenance and service
procedures for filling, lubricating, removing, repair- procedures for filling, lubricating, removing, repair-
ing, and installing various components comprising ing, and installing various components comprising
a heavy duty a heavy duty industrial lift truc industrial lift truc k. k. Because of the Because of the
size and weight of the lift truck, and high pres- size and weight of the lift truck, and high pres-
sures in some of the components and systems, sures in some of the components and systems,
improperly performing service on the truck can be improperly performing service on the truck can be
dangerous. dangerous.
Warnings and cautions are included to reduce the Warnings and cautions are included to reduce the
probability of personal injury, when performing probability of personal injury, when performing
maintenance procedures which if improperly per- maintenance procedures which if improperly per-
formed could formed could be potentially be potentially hazardous. hazardous. Failure to Failure to
comply with these warnings and cautions can comply with these warnings and cautions can
result in serious injury and possible death. result in serious injury and possible death.
No single rule in the booklet can be followed to No single rule in the booklet can be followed to
the exclusion of the exclusion of others. others. Each rule must Each rule must be con- be con-
sidered in light of the other rules, the knowledge sidered in light of the other rules, the knowledge
and training of the man (operator / maintenance), and training of the man (operator / maintenance),
the limitations of the machine, the limitations of the machine, and the workplace and the workplace
environment. environment.
Report all mechanical problems to mechanics and Report all mechanical problems to mechanics and
supervisors. supervisors.
Proper Training: Proper Training:
T T aylor Machine Works, aylor Machine Works, Inc. publishes Inc. publishes Safety Safety
Check 2nd Edition, TMW-072 a booklet citing Check 2nd Edition, TMW-072 a booklet citing
some safety precautions to observe during lift some safety precautions to observe during lift
truck operation. truck operation. One copy is One copy is shipped with each shipped with each lift lift
truck; additional copies are available at a nominal truck; additional copies are available at a nominal
fee from the authorized Taylor dealer from which fee from the authorized Taylor dealer from which
the equipment was initially purchased. the equipment was initially purchased.
Minimum Required Personnel Safety Minimum Required Personnel Safety
Equipment Equipment
1 1 . . H H a a r r d d H H a a t t
2. 2. Sa Sa fe fe t t y y Sh Sh oe oe s s
3. 3. Sa Sa fe fe t t y Gl y Gl as as s s es es
4. 4. He He av av y y Gl Gl ov ov es es
5. 5. He He ar ar in in g Pro g Pro te te ct ct io io n n
6. 6. Re Re fl fl ec ec ti ti ve ve Cl Cl ot ot hin hin g g
Failure to follow the safety precautions outlined in Failure to follow the safety precautions outlined in
this manual can create a dangerous situation. this manual can create a dangerous situation.
Some of the common ways this can occur are as Some of the common ways this can occur are as
follows: follows:
1. 1. Use Use of h of h ois ois tin tin g dev g dev ice ice s no s no t ca t ca pab pab le of le of
supporting the weight of the component being supporting the weight of the component being
lifted. lifted.
2. 2. Imp Imp rop rop er at er at tac tac hme hme nt of s nt of s lin lin gs to h gs to h eav eav y y
components being hoisted. components being hoisted.
3. 3. Use o Use o f ina f ina deq deq uat uat e or rot e or rot ten t ten t imb imb ers f ers f or sup or sup - -
port, or improper alignment of supporting port, or improper alignment of supporting
material. material.
4. 4. Fai Fai lur lur e to sec e to sec ure ure ly blo ly blo ck th ck th e whee e whee ls, w ls, w hen di hen di s- s-
connecting or removing components that hold connecting or removing components that hold
the lift truck stationary under normal the lift truck stationary under normal
conditions. conditions.
5. 5. Fai Fai lur lur e to rea e to rea d and un d and un der der sta sta nd the s nd the s afe afe ty ty
precautions in this manual. precautions in this manual.
  Know how to avoid accidents Know how to avoid accidents
such as those described in the Maintenance / such as those described in the Maintenance /
Service Accidents Section of Safety Check 2nd Service Accidents Section of Safety Check 2nd
Edition: Edition:
Some Maintenance / Servicing Accidents Some Maintenance / Servicing Accidents
Listed below: Listed below:
1. 1. Imp Imp rop rop erl erl y r y r efu efu eli eli ng t ng t he t he t ruc ruc k. k.
2. 2. Impro Impro perly perly check check ing f ing f or hy or hy drauli drauli c le c le aks aks or f or f uel uel
leaks (gasoline, L.P. gas, or diesel). leaks (gasoline, L.P. gas, or diesel).
3. 3. Imp Imp rop rop erl erl y che y che cki cki ng th ng th e engi e engi ne co ne co oli oli ng ng
system. system.
4. 4. Imp Imp rop rop erl erl y chec y chec kin kin g batt g batt ery fl ery fl uid le uid le vel vel s or s or
“jump” starting engines. “jump” starting engines.
5. 5. Put Put tin tin g air in a m g air in a m ult ult i-p i-p iec iec e tire a e tire a nd rim a nd rim a sse sse m- m-
bly without proper tools and training. bly without proper tools and training.
6. 6. Attem Attem pting pting to se to se rvice rvice a mu a mu lti-pi lti-pi ece ece tire tire and r and r im im
assembly without proper tools and training. assembly without proper tools and training.
7. 7. Usi Usi ng an i ng an i mpr mpr ope ope rly s rly s uit uit ed ch ed ch ain w ain w hil hil e e
performing maintenance. performing maintenance.
8. 8. Using Using the l the l ift t ift t ruck ruck hydrau hydrau lic s lic s ystem ystem as a as a sub- sub-
stitute for a fixed stand. stitute for a fixed stand.
9. 9. Rel Rel yin yin g on jac g on jac ks or h ks or h ois ois ts to s ts to s uppo uppo rt he rt he avy avy
loads. loads.
10. 10. Operating a truck Operating a truck that is damaged that is damaged or in need or in need
of repair. of repair.
11. 11. Climbing on the mas Climbing on the mas t of a fork t of a fork lift, on the t lift, on the t op of op of
the cab, or other high places on the lift truck. the cab, or other high places on the lift truck.
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