Driving Is the Surf

Maintenance of Forklifts
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MAINTENANCE OF FORKLIFTS - OD1660 - LESSON 1/TASK 1

NOTE

Load carrying position should be 20-24 inches

above the ground to the heel of the forks and 21-

23 inches from the tread of the front tire to the

heel of the forks.

The inner and outer boom

should be marked at this point for quick

reference.

(2) The engine should be started and the fork lift lever pulled

back. The forks should then be raised from 12 to 18 inches from the

operating surface.

(3) The parking brake should be disengaged and force applied to

the service brakes.

Then, the transmission range control lever

should be put in the desired position, depending on the weight of the

load. At this point, the FWD-NEUT-REV control lever should be placed

in the desired position and the service brakes released.

The

operator presses the accelerator pedal down and proceeds to perform

his task.

Driving is the Surf. There are times when the forklift operator

will be required to load or unload equipment on, or from, vessels in

the surf.

For him to perform this task, he should follow these

procedures:

NOTES

Before starting the engine, the operator should

first make sure that the flywheel housing drain

plug is in place.

If transporting a load, the fork extension

control lever is pulled back to retract the load

as close to the center of the truck as possible

in order to balance the load.

(1) The first step the operator should take when operating the

fork lift in the surf is to start the engine (figure 4 on the

following page).