Manitou MT732ST38 Operating And Safety Instructions Manual page 27

LIFT TRUCK MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Ensure the area is sufficiently ventilated before starting the lift truck.
- Wear clothes suitable for the maintenance of the lift truck, avoid wearing jewellery and loose clothes. Tie and protect
your hair, if necessary.
- Stop the engine and remove the ignition key, when an intervention is necessary.
- Read the operator's manual carefully.
- Carry out all repairs immediately, even if the repairs concerned are minor.
- Repair all leaks immediately, even if the leak concerned is minor.
- Make sure that the disposal of process materials and of spare parts is carried out in total safety and in a ecological way.
- Be careful of the risk of burning and splashing (exhaust, radiator, engine, etc.).
PLACING THE JIB SAFETY WEDGE
- The lift truck is equipped with a jib safety wedge (see: 2 - DESCRIPTION: INSTRUMENTS
AND CONTROLS) that must be installed on the rod of the lifting cylinder when
working beneath the jib.
FITTING THE WEDGE
- Fully raise the jib.
- Place the safety wedge 1 on the rod of the lifting cylinder and secure with the rod
2 and the pin 3.
- Slowly lower the jib then stop the hydraulic movements before it comes into
contact with the wedge.
REMOVING THE WEDGE
- Fully raise the jib.
- Remove the pin and the rod.
- Return the safety wedge to the storage location provided on the lift truck.
Only use the wedge supplied with the lift truck.
MAINTENANCE
- Perform the periodic service (see: 3 - MAINTENANCE) to keep your lift truck in good working conditions. Failure to perform
the periodic service may cancel the contractual guarantee.
MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK
- The maintenance operations carried out in accordance with the recommendations given in part: 3 - MAINTENANCE and
the other inspection, servicing or repair operations or modifications performed on the lift truck or its attachments shall
be recorded in a maintenance logbook. The entry for each operation shall include details of the date of the works, the
names of the individuals or companies having performed them, the type of operation and its frequency, if applicable.
The part numbers of any lift truck items replaced shall also be indicated.
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