Equipment | 9
AXH1230‐UK ﴾ENG﴿ ‐ Apollo KM 167
9.6.7.4 Picking up a load from a high position
1. Makesurethattheforkspasseasilyundertheload.
2. Drive slowly and cautiously approaching the vehicle to the
loadplacingitperpendiculartothiswiththeforkshorizontal.
Ifnecessary,usetheinchingpedaltoapproachslowly.
3. Alwaysremembertokeepthedistancerequiredtoinsertthe
forksundertheload,betweenthestackandthemachine.
4. Extendtheboomfortheshortestpossiblelength.
5. Afterbringingtheforksundertheloadtobelifteduntilitisin
contactwiththeforkcarrierplate,pressthebrakepedaland
movethegearselectorinneutral.
6. Lift the load and tilt the fork carrier plate to the transport
position.
7. Ifpossiblelowertheloadwithoutmovingthevehicle.
8. Lift the boom to move the load away, then retract the
extensions and lower the boom to set the load in the
transportposition.
9. If not possible, move the vehiclebackward very slowly and
verycarefully,aftermovingtheloadawayproperlyretractthe
extensions and lower the boom to set the load in the
transportposition.
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