3. Steering system
3.1 General description
The steering system consists of steering hand-wheel, steering shaft, steering oil pump,
and steering axle. The steering shaft is connected with steering unit by knuckle, which
connects the connection shaft and hand-wheel. The steering column can be tilt forward
and backward to suitable position (see Fig. 3-1). Assembled on the rear end-bracket of
frame, the steering axle consists of one steering knuckle separately on the left and right.
The steering cylinder piston pushes the steering knuckle to steer through lever, then the
steering wheel will be deflected and carry out steering.
Fig.3-1 Steering control device
3.1.1 Hand wheel
Hand wheel is operated in normal way, that is to say,
when turning the hand wheel right, the truck will turn right;
when turning the hand wheel left, the truck will turn left. The
rear wheels of the forklift truck are steering wheels, which
make the back of the truck swing out when turning. The
turning method can be mastered easily through practice.
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