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HO I ST I NG THE VEH I CLE
When ho i s ti ng t he veh i c l e , use t he mas t hook on t he f r on t of
t he veh i c l e and a w ir e ne t on t he r ea r whee l .
Caut i on:
• Use w i re ropes hav i ng su ffi c i ent strength.
• Never ho i st the f ork lif t by the we i ght hook ho l es or
head guard.
CAUT I ON FOR TOW I NG
1 . When t ow i ng t he fo r k li f t , a l ways li f t t he r ea r whee l s away
f r om t he g r ound .
2 . The tr ave li ng speed i n t ow i ng mus t no t exceed t he
max i mum tr ave li ng speed of t he fo r k li f t .
3 . A l ways se t t he key sw it ch t o O F F and t he d ir ec ti on
sw it ch t o t he neu tr a l pos iti on befo r e s t a rti ng t ow i ng .
In case of t ow i ng by connec ti on w it h a w ir e r ope w it h t he
ope r a t o r on t he fo r k li f t , howeve r , se t t he key sw it ch t o
O N (PS ope r a ti on) and a l ways se t t he d ir ec ti on sw it ch t o
t he neu tr a l pos iti on .
4 . Befo r e t ow i ng , e it he r r emove t he fo r k o r t ake an ac ti on
t o p r even t fo r k con t ac t w it h t he g r ound due t o bound i ng .
Caut i ons f or Deadman Brake Spec. Mode l
The b r ake exc l us i ve t o t he deadman b r ake mus t be r e l eased
befo r e t ow i ng .
The deadman b r ake can be r e l eased i n t he t wo fo ll ow i ng
ways . Se l ec t acco r d i ng t o t he s it ua ti on .
A . Re l eas i ng af t e r ba tt e r y r emova l
B . Re l eas i ng w it h t he ba tt e r y i ns t a ll ed
C ase A:
1 . Remove t he ba tt e r y .
C ase A
(15 ~ 32 mode l )
C ase A
(35 ~ 55 mode l )
Ass i s t bo lt Ass i s t bo lt
Ad j us ti ng bo lt
C ase B
(15 ~ 32 mode l )
2 . Loosen t he l ock nu t fo r t he ass i s t bo lt fo r fo r ced
r e l eas i ng of t he b r ake , and ti gh t en t he ass i s t bo lt fu ll y t o
r e l ease t he b r ake .
3 . Be su r e t o ad j us t af t e r t ow i ng . (See Page 10-57 , 58 . )
C ase B:
1 . Remove t he t oe boa r d .
2 . Loosen t he deadman b r ake cab l e ad j us ti ng bo lt and f r ee
t he cab l e f r om t he cab l e c l amp .
15 ~ 32 mode l :
Remove t he PS con tr o ll e r f ir s t fo r eas i e r ope r a ti on .