Maintenance
CheckSafetyCircuits
Theelectricalsafetycircuitsoftheliftrequirethevehicle
tobeparkedonaslopeoflessthan5degrees,parking
braketobeengagedandtheignitionkeyoffinorder
toactivatetheliftcircuit.
Toverifyparkingbrakeswitch
operation:
1.Positionthevehicleonalevelsurface,setparking
brakeandchockwheels.
2.Withtheengine“OFF”,rotatethevehiclekey
switchtothe"ON"position.Whilestandingnextto
machine,grasppendantcontrolandrotateliftkey
switchto"On"position.Press"UP"buttonand
raiseliftafewinches.Releasebutton.
3.Releaseparkingbrakeandtrytoraiseliftagain.Lift
mustnotrise.Ifliftdoesnotraise,safetycircuitis
operatingcorrectlyandproceedtonextstep.Iflift
risesthereisamalfunctionintheelectricalcircuit
thatmustberepairedbeforeoperatinglift.
4.Withtheplatformpartiallyraisedandparkingbrake
released,trytostartengine.Ifenginedoesnot
startandremainrunning,safetycircuitisoperating
correctly.Lowerliftallthewayandproceedtonext
step.Ifenginestartsandremainsrunningthereis
amalfunctionintheelectricalcircuitthatmustbe
repairedbeforeoperatinglift.
Toverifyrearaxlelevelswitch
operation:
1.Positiononesideofvehicle(rearaxle)onaslope
greaterthan5degrees(oorjack,moundofmaterial
orsmallhill).
2.Setparkingbrakeandchockwheels.
3.Withtheengine“OFF”,rotatethevehiclekey
switchtothe"ON"position.Whilestandingnextto
machine,grasppendantcontrolandrotateliftkey
switchto"On"position.Press"UP"buttonand
trytoraiselift.Ifliftdoesnotraise,safetycircuitis
operatingcorrectly.Raiseoppositesideofmachine
andrepeatprocedure.Ifliftrises,witheithersideof
machineinraisedposition,thereisamalfunction
intheelectricalcircuitthatmustberepairedbefore
operatinglift.Lowerliftimmediately.
BatteryCare
1.Batteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperlymaintained
andthetopofthebatterykeptclean.Ifthemachine
isstoredinalocationwheretemperaturesare
extremelyhigh,thebatterywillrundownmore
rapidlythanifthemachineisstoredinalocation
wheretemperaturesarecool.
2.Keeptopofbatterycleanbywashingperiodically
withabrushdippedinammoniaorbicarbonateof
sodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewithwaterafter
cleaning.Donotremovethellcapwhilecleaning.
3.Batterycablesmustbetightonterminalstoprovide
goodelectricalcontact.
4.Ifcorrosionoccursatterminals,removebattery
cover,disconnectcables,negative(-)cablerstand
scrapeclampsandterminalsseparately.Reconnect
cables,positive(+)cablerstandcoatterminalswith
petroleumjelly.
5.Checktheelectrolytelevelevery50operatinghours
or,ifmachineisinstorage,every30days.
6.Maintaincelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllcellsabovethebottomofthell
ringinsideeachcell.
7.Ifthemachinewillbestoredformorethan30
days,removethebatteryandchargeitfully.Either
storeitontheshelforonthemachine.Leavethe
cablesdisconnectedifstoredonthemachine.Store
thebatteryinacoolatmospheretoavoidquick
deteriorationofthechargeinthebattery.Toprevent
batteryfromfreezing,makesureitisfullycharged.
Thespecicgravityofafullychargedbatteryis
1.250.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonanditcausessevereburns.
•Ifyoucarelesslydrinkelectrolyteyoucoulddie
orifitgetsontoyourskinyouwillbeburned.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.
•Wearsafetyglassestoshieldyoureyesand
rubberglovestoprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
•Followallinstructionsandcomplywithallsafety
messagesontheelectrolytecontainer.
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