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Lifting and Transporting Loads:
DO NOT operate the tugger until you read AND understand every instruction. If you do not understand
an instruction, contact Vestil for clarification. To reduce the possibility of sustaining or causing serious personal
injuries, ALWAYS:
1. Make sure that all other persons clear the area while you use the E-TUG.
2. Apply the fork truck operation and lifting practices learned during your operator training, and applied by your
employer. Follow the instructions below ONLY to the extent that they do not disagree with the operating practices
required by your employer.
Make sure that the net weight to be pulled does not exceed the rated load (capacity) of your tugger;
3. Review the safety guidelines on p. 3 before each use:
Apply proper pulling techniques ;
Ask a coworker to help you to hook the load to the tugger.
4. "Operator" means a person, who is trained and authorized to use a manually propelled high lift device. ONLY
persons who have successfully completed a training program, like the courses outlined on p.
4-5 of B56.10-2006, should operate the E-TUG. Safe operation requires operators to:
Develop safe working habits and a process for identifying hazards that exist or might be encountered during
operation;
Conduct thorough inspections of the usage area to identify unusual/hazardous conditions. Walk the path you will
use to transport loads with the tugger before hand. Do not use the tugger if the floor (or other supporting
surface) is uneven or damaged or cannot support the combined weight of the tugger and the load.
Make sure that the tugger has been inspected as recommended in the "Inspections & Maintenance" section of this
manual . Use the lifter ONLY IF it is deemed safe to use by designated inspection personnel.
To engage a trolley/platform truck, push the unit to a position in front of the intended load. Before engaging the load,
confirm that the hitch will fit to trolley/platform truck. Slowly move the unit to allow the hitch to slide into the trolley or
platform truck . Confirm that the net weight of the load do not exceed the capacity of the Tugger.
Hook the trolley/platform truck to tugger. Drive the tugger in reverse position with turning the directional knob
in reverse position.
To release the load, stop tugger in the desired location; disengage the tugger from trolley/platform truck;
and then slowly pull the tugger backward until hitch is completely out of the hook.
Battery and Charger:
The charger allows electrical current to flow from
a wall socket through the battery. While operating the charger,
contact with water (rain, snow, etc.) could result in electric
shock or electrocution. Do NOT recharge the battery if the
SLNM is outdoors. Only recharge the battery indoors.
Turn off your E-TUG-HD:
Push E-stop to turn off the E-TUG-HD
Plug the charger's AC cord into an 115VAC power source: The
AC cord is attached to the lower mast
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E-Stop button
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