RITE-HITE RHE3 - TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING
Pub. No. 1223 - February 2015 13
RITE-HITE
®
RHE3 Dock Leveler Owner’s Manual
Problem Probable Cause Solution
1. Unit does not operate properly. a. Debris is lodged on or around a. Clean out debris on or around
the leveler. leveler.
b. Hinge point(s) need lubrication. b. Lubricate per figure 7.
c. Weight on top of deck. c. Remove weight from deck.
2. Lip latch does not latch out a. Debris is lodged in lip latch. a. Clean out debris from lip latch.
lip or unlatch. b. Lip latch needs lubrication. b. Lubricate per figure 7.
3. Unit does not operate properly a. Power is disconnected. a. Verify that power has not been
(Hydraulic only). disconnected.
b. Tripped overload on motor. b. Allow motor to cool down until
overload automatically resets.
c. Fuse failure. c. Verify that disconnect fuses or
breaker have not failed or tripped.
d. Loose wire. d. Verify that all wire terminations are
secure.
e. Push button not working. e. Verify that push buttons and contact
blocks/switches are operating
properly.
f. Hydraulic fluid level is low. f. Check for hydraulic system leaks and
for proper fluid level per Maintenance
Procedure on page 11.
g. Low voltage. g. Verify voltage while unit is running.