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Instruction
Raised Position
Depress the lever and pump handle until pallet has
reached the desired height. A clearance of 1" be-
tween the floor and pallet is usually sufficient to move
the load. Do not lift load with one fork or extremity of
forks.
Neutral Position
The neutral position is found between the raise and
lower position. This neutral (drive) position disengag-
es the lifting mechanism making the handle free from
hydraulic resistance and becomes almost weightless,
yet the forks retain their raised position. Always use
the neutral position when moving a load.
Lowered Position
Pull the lever up to lower the forks. The lever is
spring loaded for lowering only, therefore when you
release the lever it will automatically return to the neu-
tral position.
WARNING
For safe operation of Hand Pallet Truck,
please read the following instructions:
1.
Do not operate the Hand Pallet Truck unless
you are familiar with it and have been trained and au-
thorized to do so. Read all warnings and instructions
in this manual and on the machine.
2.
Do not operate the Hand Pallet Truck until
you have checked its condition. Give special atten-
tion to the wheels, handle, forks, lift, and lower con-
trol. Do not operate damaged or faulty trucks. Do not
attempt repairs unless you are trained and authorized
to do so.
3.
Operate Hand Pallet Trucks only from the
designated operating position. Never place any part
of your body in the lifting mechanism or under the
forks or load. Do not carry passengers.
4.
Do not handle unstable or loosely stacked
loads. Use special care when handling long, high, or
wide loads to avoid losing the load, striking by-stand-
ers, or tipping the trucks.
5.
Do not overload the truck. Check capacity
plate for carrying capacity information. Overloading
may cause truck to perform incorrectly.
6.
The capacity of the Hand Pallet Truck as-
sumes an evenly distributed load with the center of
the load being at the halfway point of the length of the
forks.
7.
Make sure the length of the forks match the
length of the pallet. Using a pallet truck where the
forks are longer than the pallet will damage the truck
if the pallet truck is pushed through the pallet and the
forks are under a second pallet behind the one being
lifted. When lowering the load, make sure the area
beneath the pallet is clear.
8.
Observe traffic regulations. Yield right of way
to pedestrians. Stop at cross aisles.
9. Hand Pallet Trucks are for general operation on
level, flat hard surfaces.
10.
It is recommended that the operator wear se-
curity shoes when using the Hand Pallet Truck.
Failure to follow these
instructions may cause
serious injury to the
operator or others
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