8/7/2019
ALL-T-2/4-GPT MANUAL
Copyright 2019 Vestil Manufacturing Corp.
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APPLICABLE NATIONAL STANDARDS
This product is a rough terrain lift truck. The Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation (ITSDF)
publishes national standard ANSI/ITSDF B56.6 (the “Standard”) on its website (
). The standard is freely
http://www.itsdf.org/cue/b56-standards.html
. Before putting your pallet truck into service, acquire a
copy of the Standard and apply all recommendations in Part II: For the User. If instructions provided in this manual
conflicts with instructions in the Standard, then you should apply the instructions in the Standard.
SIGNAL WORDS
This manual uses SIGNAL WORDS to direct the reader’s attention to important safety-related messages.
These messages describe uses of the product that could result in personal injury or property damage. Each
signal word corresponds to a specific hazard level. The following are definitions of signal words that might
appear in this manual
.
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, WILL result in DEATH or
SERIOUS INJURY. Use of this signal word is limited to the most extreme situations.
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, COULD result in DEATH or
SERIOUS INJURY.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, COULD result in MINOR or
MODERATE injury
.
Identifies practices likely to result in product/property damage, such as operation that
might damage the product.
HAZARDS
Vestil strives to identify all foreseeable hazards associated with the use of its products. However, material
handling is dangerous and no manual can address every risk. Ultimately the most effective way to prevent
injury is for the operator to apply sound judgment whenever using this device.
Improper or careless operation of this device might result in serious personal injuries.
•
Read and understand this entire manual before using or servicing this pallet truck
.
Read the manual
whenever necessary to refresh your understanding of proper operation and maintenance procedures. An instruction
manual for the gasoline motor is provided with this unit. Read the entire manual before operating the truck for the
first time.
•
DO NOT exceed the capacity of your unit. Capacity information is provided in the
& 3. The truck is also labeled with its capacity. See label 287 in
on p. 25.
•
Inspect the truck as directed in
Inspections and Maintenance
on pages 5-6. DO NOT use the device unless it is in
satisfactory condition
Record of Satisfactory Condition
•
NEVER park the truck on sloped terrain. Only park on level ground. Always apply the parking brake whenever the
truck is stopped.
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Only use this product to lift and move palletized loads.
•
Completely engage loads with forks. Fork length should be
at least
two-thirds of length of the parallel dimension
of the pallet.
•
DO NOT allow people to ride on the truck or the load.
•
Ascend and descend grades
slowly
. Do not traverse grades of more than 7%. The forks should only be raised as
far as necessary to clear the road surface. Travel straight up and down the grade, i.e. avoid turning on grades. If
your pallet truck is equipped with the powered tilt feature (-PT in model name), make sure that the carriage is
not
tilted forward whenever crossing grades. Traverse grades with the forks downgrade from you.
•
If the load obstructs forward view, travel with the load trailing.
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Any load applied to the forks must be centered and evenly distributed on a pallet.
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Only use the truck if you are familiar with the controls. Start, stop, turn, and reverse directions smoothly to shifting
the load. Sudden shifting could cause the load and truck to overturn.
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Reduce speed during turns. Turn slowly and carefully.
•
Avoid running over loose objects on the roadway surface.
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DO NOT modify the truck in any way without express, written approval from Vestil. Unapproved modifications
on p. 26 and might make the product unsafe to use.
•
DO NOT use this product UNLESS every label shown in the
on p. 25 is in place, undamaged,
and easily readable.
