Vehicle Description - Taylor-Dunn SS5-34 Operation, Troubleshooting Manual

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Vehicle Description

This manual applies to vehicles with the same model and serial numbers listed on the front
cover.
This vehicle is designed for driving on smooth surfaces in and around industrial plants,
nurseries, institutions, motels, mobile home parks, and resorts. It is not to be driven on public
highways.
The maximum operating speed of this vehicle is the speed that the vehicle may travel on a
level surface with no load. Exceeding this speed, while traveling down an incline or on a level
surface, may result in steering difficulty, motor damage, and/or loss of control of the vehicle
that may result in injury and/or property damage. It is just as important that the vehicle not
be towed faster than 5 mph.
This vehicle conforms to requirements for Type E vehicles as described in O.S.H.A. Standard
Section 1910.178 (Powered Industrial Trucks) and with all applicable portions of the American
National Standard for Personnel and Burden Carriers (ANSI B56.8), in effect at the time of
manufacturing.
The model and serial number for this vehicle are imprinted on a decal located on the inner left
side of the front cowl. The vehicle serial number is stamped in the frame, under the drivers
seat to the right of the safety interlock switch on the MX-600, on the frame tube to the left of
the motor on the SS5-34, and on the left frame rail under the seat on the SS5-36 and SS5-46.
Taylor-Dunn Mfg. Standard Model SS5-34 shown. This is one of the
vehicles described and covered by this manual.
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