Traveling And Starting Ona Slope; Transporting Lift Truck - UniCarriers FG20 Series Operation & Maintenance Manual

TRAVELING AND STARTING ON A
SLOPE
• When traveling on a slope with a load on the
forks, have the load pointed up-hill.
When traveling on a slope without load, have the
rear end of the truck pointed up-hill to prevent the
drive wheels from skidding.
• When going down a hill or starting on an incline,
use the brake pedal, but not the inching pedal.
If the inching pedal is pressed on a downward
slope, engine braking will not be available to
make it difficult to brake the truck. If the inching
pedal is used when starting the truck on a slope,
the truck might slip down.

TRANSPORTING LIFT TRUCK

TRANSPORTING THE TRUCK ON A
TRAILER TRUCK
CAUTION
W h e n l o a d i n g o r u n l o a d i n g t h e l i f t
•
truck onto or off a trailer truck, or when
transporting the truck over public roads,
pay attention to the overall length, overall
width, overall height, and weight of the
lift truck and observe the local traffic
regulations.
• Lock the lift truck securely in place on the
trailer, to prevent it from moving on the
trailer while being transported.
For the dimensions and weight of the lift truck, refer
to page 5-2 "SPECIFICATIONS."
After the lift truck has been transported to a new
destination, pre-operation and performance
inspections should be performed carefully before it
is used. (See the "PREOPERATIONAL CHECKS"
section in 4. "MAINTENANCE.")
• Securing the lift truck on the trailer truck:
- Block the wheels of the lift truck securely.
- Using chains or wire ropes, secure the frame,
towing pin or front axle of the lift truck to
convenient deck bolts on the trailer.
PROPER OPERATION
LOADING AND UNLOADING THE LIFT
TRUCK
- It is advisable to ask a specialist to load and
unload the lift truck on or off the trailer. The lift
truck operator may not be familiar with this kind
of work.
- When loading or unloading the lift truck yourself,
use proper ramps or a loading bridge.
When using ramps
•
Set the ramps at an angle of less than 15°. Use the
table below as a rule of thumb.
Observe the following cautions when loading or
unloading the lift truck on or off a trailer.
3-4
Support
Bed height Ramp length
1000 mm
750 mm
500 mm
Block wheels
Block wheels
Ramps
Less than 15°
3900 mm
2900 mm
1900 mm
Ramps