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F Maintenance of the fork-lift truck

1 Operational safety and environmental protection

The checks and servicing operations contained in this chapter must be performed in

accordance with the intervals as indicated in the servicing checklists.

Modifications of fork-lift truck assemblies, especially of the safety installations, are not

permitted. On no account must the operational speeds of the truck be changed.

Only original spare parts have been passed by our quality assurance service. To

ensure safe and reliable operation of the fork-lift truck, only spare parts of the

manufacturer must be used. Old parts, oils and fuels must be disposed of in

accordance with the applicable environmental protection regulations. For oil

changes, the oil service of the manufacturer is available to you.

Upon completion of any checking and servicing activities, the operations contained in

section "Recommissioning" must be performed (refer to chapter F).

2 Safety regulations applicable to truck maintenance

Servicing and maintenance personnel: The fork-lift truck must only be serviced

and maintained by trained personnel of the manufacturer. The service organization

of the manufacturer has external technicians trained especially for these

assignments. We thus recommend signing a maintenance contract with the relevant

service location of the manufacturer.

Lifting and jacking up: When a fork-lift truck is to be lifted, the lifting gear must only

be secured to the points specially provided for this purpose. When the truck is to be

jacked up, suitable measures must be taken to prevent the truck from slipping or

tipping over (use of wedges, wooden blocks). Work underneath the raised load lifting

device must only be carried out when the fork is immobilised and supported by a

chain of adequate strength.

Cleaning operations: No inflammable liquids must be used when cleaning the fork-

lift truck. Prior to the commencement of cleaning operations, all safety measures

have to be taken as are required to prevent sparking (e.g. by short-circuits). For

battery-operated fork-lift trucks, the battery plug must be removed. Only weak indraft,

weak compressed air and non-conducting, antistatic brushes must be used for the

cleaning of electric or electronic assemblies.

If the fork-lift truck is to be cleaned using a water jet or a high-pressure cleaner, all

electric and electronic components must be carefully covered beforehand because

moisture can lead to incorrect functioning.

Cleaning by means of a steam jet is not admissible.

Upon the completion of cleaning work the operations detailed in section

"Recommissioning" have to be performed.