Toyota 8FBMKT25 Manual De Funcionamento página 41

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7.1 Shipping, loading,
unloading the truck
Observe the following cautions when shipping
the forklift by trailer or freight car:
• Appoint a supervisor or overseer.
• Ensure that the bed of the freight car or
trailer is strong enough.
• Securely apply the parking brake of the
trailer and chock the wheels so that the
trailer cannot move.
• Use jacks to prevent the trailer from up-end-
ing when the forklift is loaded onto it.
• Use ramps that can bear the weight of the
forklift and can be firmly secured to the bed
of the freight car or trailer.
• Drive onto and off the trailer or freight car at
low speed and check the strength and sta-
bility of the ramps throughout the loading
process.
• Never attempt to change direction while on
the ramps, and proceed in accordance with
the supervisor's directions.
• Park the forklift in the middle of the bed of
the trailer or freight car, lower the forks or
attachment to the bed, apply the parking
brake and stop the engine.
• To ensure that the forklift does not move
during shipment, chock the wheels and se-
cure the forklift with steel cables.
• To avoid damage to the forklift's paintwork
or operator seat when securing the forklift
with cables, etc, protect those areas with
strong timber or heavy cardboard, etc.
• Drive the freight car or trailer smoothly, and
stop periodically to check the cables and
shackles for looseness.
• If the mast and/or counterweight must be
removed for shipping or other reasons, re-
move the mast first and then remove the
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counterweight. Reattach the mast and
counterweight in the reverse order, attach-
ing the counterweight first and then the
mast.
7 .2 Lifting the truck
Observe the following cautions when lifting the
forklift:
• Lift the forklift from using the lifting points.
The lifting points are indicated on the warn-
ing labels attached to the forklift.
• Use a wire cable or belt which is sufficiently
strong for lifting the forklift.
&CAUTION
Never use a cable that has kinks, distortions,
fraying or friction damage.
&CAUTION
Never walk under a suspended forklift.
7.3 Towing and moving an
inoperable truck
Observe the following cautions when towing and
transporting an inoperable forklift:
• Use a trailer or freight car to move the fork-
lift to another location.
• Always remove the load before towing or
transporting the truck.
• The drawbar is located behind the counter-
weight. It can be used to pull the truck when
its tires drop into a gutter or become stuck
in mud. It can also be used for loading the
forklift onto a trailer car.
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