Balance Box - LectroTruck LTA6512 Owner's Manual

Balance Box

The Balance Box is used whenever you have a low heavy load where it's center of gravity is so low you
have extreme difficulty breaking the load back on the steps; or the load is so low and heavy that it
overcomes the operator and wants to roll back down the steps. This happens because the load is so low
and heavy that the operator can't break it back far enough to get the inner frame off the steps.
The balance box will aid in raising the center of gravity up to a better balance point for the operator. This
enables the operator to break back the load on the steps and be able to handle the weight. The balance
box makes it a lot easier for one person to handle low center of gravity loads such as small, heavy
safes, boilers, 55 gallon drums, motors, compressors, etc.
To use the balance box you will need to determine on which side you need to place it to get the proper
balance. Each side has a different height: 21", 16" and 14". The lower the height of the item, the higher
the side of the balance box to be used.
1. Place your two strap bars on the Lectro-Truck.
2. The Slide Plate (the flat, steel plate) has holes punched in it at the top and the bottom. Using
carriage bolts, bolt the bottom of the plate through the toe plate, and bolt the top of the slide plate
through the 'blank' strap bar (without strapping or cam - included with the kit).
3. Mount the load you are moving to the Lectro-Truck using your bottom strap bar.
4. Run your Lectro-Truck to it's balance point.
5. Pull the load back so that the Lectro-Truck is on it's wheels only (the toe plate is off the ground.)
6. Little by little, push the wheels up/ load down button. As you run the load down, the machine will lay
back at more of an angle. Continue this step until you have your load laying on the floor.
7. When the Lectro-Truck is on the floor, push the load up/ wheels down button. This will bring the
load fully onto the Lectro-Truck.
8. Remove the straps from your load, and slide the load toward the top of the Lectro-Truck, on the slide
plate.
9. Set the Balance Box between the bottom of the load and the top of the toe plate.
10. Slide the load down so that it is tight to the Balance Box, and strap it in place using the top strap bar.
11. Push the load down/ wheels up button until the load moves past the wheels, and the Lectro-Truck
wants to stand itself back upright.
12. While lifting at the top of the Lectro-Truck, push the load up/ wheels down button. As the load
moves up, the Lectro-Truck will stand up.
13. Bring the Lectro-Truck back to a balance point, and you are ready to move your load.
Caution: NEVER stand your Lectro-Truck completely upright while the Balance Box is
being used. Doing so may cause the unit to tip over forward, and cause damage to the
product, as well as the Lectro-Truck; and possibly injure the user.
Once load is back at a balance point, then it has a better center of gravity and much easier for the
operator to go up or down stairs. Also, this method prevents the wheels from rolling down the steps as
you may normally find with a low, heavy load.
To get the your load back down to the toe plate for removal, reverse the procedure above. Run the
wheels all the way up again, laying the Lectro-Truck down flat as you go. Once the Lectro-Truck is laid
on it's back, run the load all the way back up. Remove the strap from the load, remove the balance box,
and slide the load back down to the toe plate. Strap the load back in place with the bottom strap bar.
Push your load down switch, so that the inner frame extends out (you will feel the balance point), and
now, by exerting a little upward pressure on hand guard with your hand, you are able to set the load
back upright.
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