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Handling The Load WARNING

Always wear appropriate safety apparel, such as safety shoes, safety glasses, and heavy-duty gloves when working with a hand pallet lift truck. Never ride on the hand pallet lift truck. The hand pallet lift truck is used only to transport loads.

! Released energy. When fitting the circlip (16), there is a risk that the circlip can slip off the circlip bar and cause injury. Be careful when fitting the circlip.

WARNING !

To avoid injury, do the following: (For location of numbered callouts, see Figure 3. )

• Make sure that there are no conditions in the hydraulic system that may cause accidental lowering.

• Before lowering, make sure the area beneath the forks is clear.

• Always keep your hands on the control handle.

Released energy. When inserting the locking pins (4, 15) using a hammer, it can bounce and cause injury.

Obey these rules when handling a load:

•Handle only loads that are within the hand pallet lift truck’s permitted lifting capacity.

•Handle only loads that are stable, evenly distributed on the forks, and safely arranged.

•Use caution when handling long and high loads. Load support is recommended for high loads.•Loaded or unloaded, operate the hand pallet lift truck with great care. Overturning can occur, particularly when handling high loads or when operating with a hand pallet lift truck fitted with a load support or an extension frame in the raised position. Table 1.

Do not place your hands between the control handle (1) and the control handle bracket (3).

• Do not place your hands between the top cap (4) and the top nut (5).

(See Table 1 on page 10.)

•Use extreme care when cornering. If operating at too high a speed, the load could fall from the hand pallet lift truck.

Parking the Hand Pallet Lift Truck

When parking the hand pallet lift truck, follow these instructions:•Make sure that the fork frame is fully lowered.

• Never park on an incline or with a raised load.

• Never park in areas that could obstruct other traffic or work areas.

• Never park in areas that could cause personal injury or damage to any equipment.

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