Group SA, Safe Maintenance
SA-3-2 • Towing SM 765, Nov '06
If your truck is disabled but can be moved freely on its
own wheels without further damage, use the following
procedures to tow the truck safely to a repair area.
WARNING
!
For your safety and the care of your truck,
use the proper equipment and carefully fol-
low these recommendations for safe towing.
Do not tow a lift truck if there is a problem
with the brakes or tires, or if the steering
cannot be operated.
Do not tow up or down ramps or steep
inclines.
Do not tow the disabled truck if traction or
weather conditions are poor.
1. Apply the parking brake or block the drive wheels on
the disabled truck while working around it.
2. When possible, raise the forks on the disabled truck
300 mm (12 in) from the floor or ground. Secure the
carriage on the upright with a chain.
3. Use a truck for towing that is of equal or larger
capacity than the disabled truck. Carry a partial load
on the towing truck for improved traction
4. Check that the counterweight bolts on both trucks are
in place and properly torqued to 340-380 Nom (250-
280 ft-lb). These bolts are made of special, high-ten-
sile steel and are not commercially available. When
necessary, replace these bolt only with genuine Clark
replacement parts.
5. Use an approved, solid metal tow bar with towing couplers
that connect to the towing pins in the counterweights of
each truck.
N
TE
DOT-approved towing equipment is available from
your Clark dealer.
6. Release the parking brake on the towed vehicle.
Place directional control lever in NEUTRAL.
7. Tow the disabled truck backward. An operator must
be on the disabled truck.
CAUTION
!
The power steering will not operate on the
disabled truck when the power steering
motor is not running. The steering hand-
wheel will be difficult to turn.
8. Tow the truck slowly. Careful towing is necessary to
prevent injury to personnel or damage to the disabled
truck. The truck should be towed at a speed of less
than 8 kph (5 mph, or a moderate walking speed)
with a driver in place and steering the disabled truck.
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