How To Tow The Lift Truck; How To Put The Truck On Blocks; How To Raise Drive/Steer Tire - Yale 524150797 Maintenance Manual

Introduction
How to Tow the Lift Truck section of this manual. Use
the control handle to steer the lift truck while it is being
towed. Use one hand and walk to one side of the lift
truck. DO NOT walk or stand between the towing
vehicle and the lift truck.

How to Tow the Lift Truck

WARNING
Stay clear of the tow chain, towing vehicle, and lift
truck during the towing operation to prevent
personal injury.
Make sure no one, except the driver, is near the lift
trucks during towing. Both the tow truck and the
disabled truck can cause personal injury during
towing.
If there is no power, the drive wheel will not turn
freely. Poor traction can cause the disabled truck
or towing vehicle to slide. Grades will require
additional distance to stop.
CAUTION
Travel slowly and DO NOT tow on grades. NEVER
tow the lift truck faster than a normal walking
speed. Always tow smoothly, without sudden
starts or stops.
Until repairs are complete, keep a tag on the
control handle stating DO NOT OPERATE. Remove
the key.
1. Disconnect the battery, and fasten the chain to
the lift truck. Make sure the tow chain has the
capacity to tow the weight. Carefully fasten the
tow chain completely around the drive unit
compartment and battery compartment over top
of the forks. The chain must not cause damage to
either lift truck.
2. The electric brake must be released before the lift
truck can be towed. If there is not sufficient
battery power, placing the control handle in the
operating position will not release the electric
brake.
When there is no alternative, the brake assembly
may be removed from the traction motor to allow
towing. For brake removal procedures see
Brakes 1800YRM1505.
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NOTE: The Brake Release Adapter MUST be
removed after repairs are completed BEFORE
returning the truck to service.
3. Steer the lift truck with the control handle while it
is being towed. Use one hand and walk to one
side of the lift truck. DO NOT walk or stand
between the towing vehicle and the lift truck.
4. Tow the lift truck slowly.
5. If counterbalanced style, lift truck configured with
the drive wheels nearest to the forks is used to
tow the disabled lift truck. The lift truck must have
weight added to the forks. The total weight of the
lift truck and load must be equal to or greater than
the weight of the disabled lift truck. Install a load
of approximately half the maximum capacity on
the forks of the lift truck that is used for towing.
This load will increase the traction of the lift truck.
Keep the load on the forks lowered as much as
possible.
If counterbalanced style, lift truck configured with
the drive wheel(s) furthest from the forks is used
to tow the disabled lift truck. DO NOT add weight
to the forks. Additional weight on the forks may
DECREASE the traction of the drive wheel(s).
Make sure that the lift truck used has a total
weight equal to or greater than the weight of the
disabled lift truck.

HOW TO PUT THE TRUCK ON BLOCKS

WARNING
DO NOT put the truck on blocks if the surface is
not solid, even, and level. Make sure that any
blocks used to support the truck are solid, one-
piece units. Put a block in front and back of the
tires touching the ground to prevent movement of
the lift truck.
DO NOT raise the truck by attaching an overhead
lifting device to areas that can be damaged. Some
points of the truck are not designed to support the
weight of the truck. The truck can be damaged or it
can fall, causing serious injury. Attach the chain or
sling to a support structure of the lift truck frame.
See Figure 3.

How to Raise Drive/Steer Tire

1. Put blocks on each side (front and back) of the
loadwheels to prevent movement of the lift truck.
8000 YRM 1666