Loading Instructions; Use & Operation Instructions - Vestil D Series Instruction Manual

Loading instructions:

Verify that the hopper chute is latched to the base frame, i.e. NOT released and cannot rotate, before filling the chute
with refuse. Warning: Do not exceed the dumper's (and if portable, its casters') load ratings or fill the hopper above the top
of the hopper's sides. Injury to personnel or permanent damage to the equipment could result from overloading.
Standard D-series and H-series self-dumping hoppers are suitable for use indoors and outdoors and in most industrial
and commercial settings. They are intended for use in conjunction with a rider forklift truck as a means to dump non-
hazardous refuse into larger trash receptacles.
D-series hoppers: the chute rotates through a 70° dump angle. To dump the hopper, the forklift operator can either
1. Press the bumper release plate (Item no. 13 on p. 6) on the front of the hopper by driving the forklift forward until
the side of the dumpster presses against the bumper plate and releases the chute; or
2. Manually release the chute from the forklift cab by pulling the release cable.
H-series hoppers: the low-profile hopper rotates through a 90° dump angle. To dump the hopper, the forklift operator
must simply pull the release cable.
Use instructions:
Step 1: Drive the forklift forward to insert the forks into the fork pockets. Continue driving forward until the forks are
completely inserted.

D-series: drive as far forward as possible;

H-series: drive forward until the forks contact the caps at the ends of the fork pockets.
Step 2: Securely attach the hopper to the fork carriage with the safety chain (item no. 5 on p. 5; item no. 14 on p. 6). Wrap
the chain around part of the fork carriage; then connect the quick link at the end of the chain to a link in the chain with as
little slack as possible.
DO NOT wrap the release cable around any part of your body, especially your hand(s), or attach the
handle at the end of the cable to your clothing. If you do and the chute is released, you might be seriously injured.
Step 3: Store the handle of the release cable within reach of the forklift operator, for instance, by hooking it to the frame of
the cab. Make sure that there is plenty of slack in the cable to avoid accidentally releasing/dumping the chute.
Step 4: Drive the forklift to the trash receptacle; then tilt the mast of the forklift forward and raise the forks. Elevate the
hopper to a height as shown in the diagrams below:
Back end
of chute
Top of side wall of
dumpster/receptacle
Step 5: Dump the contents of the hopper by releasing the chute. To release the chute, pull the release cable. For D-series
hoppers, an alternative method of releasing the chute is to drive the forklift toward the dumpster and contact the chute
release bumper plate (item no. 13 on p. 6) with the top of the side wall of the dumpster.
Step 6: Return the chute to the latched position. Tilt the forklift mast toward the cab; then back away from the dumpster.
D-series hoppers automatically return to the latched position. For H-series hoppers, lower the forks until the hopper
contacts the ground; then slowly lower the forks the rest of the way to the ground until the chute latches to the base frame.
Confirm that the chute is properly latched by raising the forks. The chute should not rotate. If necessary, lower the forks
completely and manually latch the chute to the frame by pressing down on the back of the chute (see "H-series" diagram
in Step 4).
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H-series
Interior cavity
of dumpster
Rev. 5/28/2015
Back end
of chute D-series
Chute release bumper plate
H, manual.doc
Top of
dumpster
side wall
Interior cavity
of dumpster
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