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10/21/2010
Fig. 3: Mast Guard Hinge
Upper mast guard
Lower mast guard
Loading and using the platform:
Step 1: Mount the platform on the forks of your lift truck.
Drive the fork truck forwa rd until the toe guard (or mast guard
for FTLP-5454-HR) contacts the back (vertical part) of the tines.
Step 2: Fasten the nylon safety strap to the fork carriage.
T he n ylon s trap is
enhancing fe ature. If the forks a re accidentally tilted forward,
the strap will not prevent the platform from sliding off of the fork
lift if it is improperly conn ected to either the platform or the fork
lift. Use the strap to connect the platform to the carriage of your
fork truck. Wrap the strap around the carriage with no slack at
the point indicated by dotted arrows in Fig. 4.
When the platform is deliv ered to you, you will also receive a nyl on safety strap and a quick link. Atta ched to one end of
the strap is a latching safety hook; at the other end is a small loop. Slide the small loop onto the quick link; then attach the
quick link to the D-ring welded to the back of the platform (see Fig. 5 below) and close the link. Wrap the strap around the
carriage (see FIG. 4 above) and connect the hook to the D-ring with no slack. Increase the number of wraps around the
carriage, if necessary, to eliminate slack.
FIG. 5: Safety Strap Attachment to Platform
rev. 10/22/2010
Hex
nut
Bolt
Close-up of
connection
between to p and bott
portions of mast guard.
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lower portio ns of the ma st guard are
improperly fa stened, the g uard cannot
adequately protect platform occupants.
Therefore,
fasteners (circled i n the d rawings) are
tightened t o
Retighten the connection to 35 ft·lb
whenever:
1. The work pla tform is take n out of
storage:
Raise th e u pper po rtion of the
mast guard, and then
Tighten the bolts and nuts.
2. If the mast guard is b
deflected from vertical):
Immediately lower the pl atform to
the ground; then
Straighten the mast guard (return
it to the ve
om
retighten the bolts and nuts.
FIG. 4: Proper Attachment of Safety Strap to Carriage
Mast
Carriage
Fork
(tine)
Quick link
Nylon safety strap
If the upper an
make sure
that hing
35ft·lb
of
torque.
umped (or
rtical orientation) a nd
D-ring welded to
platform
Latching
hook
d
e
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