Lift
Truck Maintenance
Regular
maintenance
and
care
of
your
lift
truck
is not
only important
for
full
and
efficient
truck life;
it is
essential
for
your
safety.
The
importance
of
maintaining your
lift
truck
in a
safe operating condition
by
servicing
it
regularly
and, when necessary, repairing
it
promptly cannot
be
empha-
sized
too
strongly. Experience
has
shown that powered industrial trucks
can
cause injury
if
improperly used
or
maintained.
In the
interest
of
promoting
safety,
several current industry
and
government
safety
standards specify that
any
powered industrial truck
not in
safe
operating
condition
be
removed from service
and
that
all
repairs
be
made
by
trained
and
authorized persons.
To
assist
you in
keeping your
lift
truck
in
service
and in
good operating
condition, this section outlines maintenance procedures that should
be
done
at
regular intervals. This planned approach
is
considered essential
to
the
life
and
safe
performance
of
your truck.
It
is
your
responsibility
to be
alert
for any
indication
that your truck
may
need
service
and
have
it
attended
to
promptly.
You
play
an
important
part
in
maintenance. Only
you can
make sure that your
lift
truck regularly
receives
the
care
it
needs.
CAUTION
Powered industrial trucks
may
become hazardous
if
maintenance
is
neglected.
Planned Maintenance
As
outlined
previously,
you
should
always make
a
safety
inspection
of
your
lift
truck before operating
it. The
purpose
of
this daily examination
is
to
check
for any
obvious damage
and
maintenance problems,
and to
have
minor adjustments
and
repairs made
to
correct
any
unsafe
condition.
In
addition
to the
daily inspection,
CLARK
recommends that
you set up
and
follow
a
periodic
planned
maintenance
(PM)
and
inspection pro-
gram. Performed
on a
regular basis,
the
program provides thorough
inspections
and
checks
on the
safe operating condition
of
your
lift
truck.
The
need
for
minor
adjustments, repairs,
or
replacements
is
found
and
corrections
made
as
required,
not
after
failure
has
occurred.
The
specific
schedule (frequency)
for
these
PM
inspections depends
on
the
conditions
of
your
particular
application
and
lift truck usage.
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Lift
Truck Maintenance
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Planned Maintenance
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