Thresholds; Deep Steps - LectroTruck LTA6512 Owner's Manual

Overcoming Curbs and Other Obstacles
Curbs
Curbs are easy to step over. Back up to any curb that you must climb, and raise the wheels to the top of
the curb. Raise the wheels high enough and move them back over the curb to allow room for the load.
Raise the load just as you would to climb the last stair in a flight of stairs. To descend a curb, reverse the
procedure by extending the load out over the curb and pivoting the load upright on the toe plate. Lower
the wheels down, and move on.

Thresholds

Thresholds are handled in a similar fashion as curbs. If you are pushing the load forward, extend the
load over the threshold, pivot it upright and lower the wheels over the threshold. Extend the wheels up
and over the threshold first if you are pulling the load backward toward the door.
The Lectro-Truck should always be pulled - never pushed - over broken concrete,
blacktop, or cracks in the sidewalk.
The All-Terrain Wheel attachment (Page 21) should be used for moving loads over
NOTE
broken concrete, blacktop, or cracks in the sidewalk.
Miscellaneous Other Situations

Deep Steps

The normal depth (run) of steps is about 9" to 10". However some steps are deeper and/or the riser is
shorter than normal. This causes the unit to lay down on the steps when you are trying to climb or
descend them. This not only prevents the operator from being able to break back the load far enough to
get the inner frame off the step when climbing, but also may cause the unit and load to want to roll down
the steps.
A suggestion would be to take one or two 2 x 4's (28" long) and place them against the back of each
step, this will shorten the depth and bring your unit and load up at a safer angle. Thus, it will allow the
user to break back the load easier and make stair climbing easier. If the step is exceptionally deep, you
may need two 2 x 4's.
More advanced users may not need the 2 x 4's in this situation. If you are more accustomed to how the
Lectro-Truck operates, place your wheels in the middle of the step, as opposed to all the way to the rear
of the step. This will create the correct angle which you need to balance the Lectro-Truck on the steps.
Unless the load is extremely light, we do not recommend that the Lectro-Truck be used
to climb excessively steep steps.
Turning at the Bottom of Steps
When going down a set of steps, and you are forced you to make a 90 degree turn at the bottom, this
can be made easier by preplanning the descent. As you are going down the steps, descend the steps
closest to the side in the direction that you have to turn. This will enable you to have room at the bottom
to stand behind the unit while spinning it the 90 degrees to go through the doorway.
At the bottom of the steps, with your load on the floor, and your wheels still on the steps, place a knotted
rag under the center of the toe plate. Next, set the load up vertically, run the wheels down, stopping the
wheels just above the bottom step. Do not run the wheels to the floor. With wheels up off the floor, they
will help you to pivot the unit around to make it through the doorway.
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