Service/Maintenance Guidelines - Taylor-Dunn B5-540-48XL Service And Replacement Parts Manual

B5-440-36 / B5-440-48 / B5-540-48XL / BF-030-48
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS
Taylor-Dunn vehicles are designed and manufactured
in accordance with ANSI/ITSDF and OSHA regulations.
Per ANSI/ITSDF and OHSA, modifications to the vehicle
must be approved by the manufacturer. Listed below are
the specific regulations:
ANSI/ITSDF 56.8-2006 Personnel and
Burden Carriers:
Paragraph 8.2q:
Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe
machine operation shall not be performed by the customer or
user without manufacture's prior written authorization; where
authorized modifications have been made, the user shall ensure
that capacity, operation, warning, and maintenance instructions
plates, tags, or decals are changed accordingly.
Paragraph 8.2r:
Care shall be taken to ensure that all replacement parts are
interchangeable with the original parts and of a quality at least
equal to that provided in the original equipment.
ANSI/ITSDF 56.9 – 2007 Safety Standard for
Operator Controlled Industrial Tow Tractors:
Paragraph 6.2.14:
Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe tow
tractor operation shall not be performed without manufacture's
prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance
instructions plates, tags, or decals are changed accordingly.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29,
Subtitle B, Chapter Xvii OSHA, Part 1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks (2011)
1910.178(a)(4)
Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe
operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without
manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and
maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed
accordingly.
1910.178(q)(6)
Industrial trucks shall not be altered so that the relative positions
of the various parts are different from what they were when
originally received from the manufacturer, nor shall they be
altered either by the addition of extra parts not provided by
the manufacturer or by the elimination of any parts, except
as provided in paragraph (q)(12) of this section. Additional
counterweighting of fork trucks shall not be done unless
approved by the truck manufacturer.
MB-440-06

Service/Maintenance Guidelines

Using Non-OEM Replacement Components:
To maintain peak performance, always use original
Taylor-Dunn replacement parts intended for use on your
vehicle.
Taylor-Dunn components are designed and tested for
use on specific Taylor-Dunn model vehicles. Only use
the correct Taylor-Dunn replacement components for
your Taylor-Dunn vehicle.
Electrical Components:
Electrical components not tested by Taylor-Dunn (or intended
for use on other Taylor-Dunn vehicles) may have unanticipated
interaction and/or interference with the vehicles control system
resulting in unsafe operation or damage to the electrical system.
Mechanical Components:
Mechanical components not tested by Taylor-Dunn (or from
other model Taylor-Dunn vehicles) may have an undesirable
affect on the operation of the vehicle, result in additional frame
stress, or stress other components resulting in premature failure
or an unsafe condition.
Due to the unknown properties of non-Taylor-Dunn tested
components or from components not originally equipped on the
vehicle, we cannot approve their use in a Taylor-Dunn vehicle.
WARNING
When welding to the vehicle:
• Do not weld onto any fuel tanks, electrical control
components, engine, or transmission.
• Welding shall be performed by qualified welders.
• Disconnect the battery.
• Disconnect all wires from other electronic
modules.
• Disconnect all wires from the engine control
systems.
• Disconnect all wires from the transmission control
module.
• Connect welding cable directly to the frame, do
not connect to any control components.
• Welding emits showers of sparks. Protect all fuel
system components, engine intake and battery
from exposure to the sparks.
Failure to follow these rules may damage electronic
control modules resulting in unsafe operation of the
vehicle or result in fire causing severe bodily injury
and/or property damage.
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