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6. POINTS FOR ATTENTION AND SAFETY NORMS
6.1 The operators must put on the work clothes, safety shoes and gloves during the operation of the hand
pallet truck.
6.2 When the hand pallet trucks are transported by truck, the hand pallet trucks should be locked in order to
prevent the trucks from moving.
6.3 When the hand pallet truck is not in use, the brake hand knob 3 should be placed on brake position to
make the truck is in a state of brake.
6.4 When the hand pallet truck is used for the motor vehicle, the truck must be moved slowly to ensure
safety.
6.5 In emergency situation, the operator must make the brake hand knob in brake position to make the truck
in a state of brake and release the drop hand knob immediately to make the cargo be on the ground.
6.6 Do not park the truck on the slope or in emergency passages.
6.7 When the hand pallet truck is used on the slope, the operator should operate the pallet truck carefully to
ensure the operator on top of the slope.
6.8 When the hand pallet truck is not in use, the forks should be lowered to the lowest position.
6.9 It is forbidden to stop the truck on the slope.
6.10 Do not park the truck at places where will block the traffic or is inconvenient for work.
6.11 Do not use the truck in rainy environment.
6.12 It is forbidden for the operator to sit or stand on the hand pallet truck to operate the truck.
6.13 It is forbidden to make turns on the slope.
6.14 Do not pile the cargo too high in order to prevent the goods from falling down or overturning of the truck.
6.15 Do not use the hand pallet truck to carry people.
6.16 Untrained personnel are not allowed to stand around the operation area in order to avoid injury caused
by sudden malfunction.
6.17 Before the hand pallet truck is pushed into the elevator, the operator shall make sure that the elevator
can bear the total load of hand pallet truck and cargo as well as the total weight of the operator and oth-
er personnel in the elevator. When entering the elevator, people should let the load enter first but not
operator. When the load or hand pallet truck enters or leaves the elevator, other personnel should not
stay in the elevator.
6.18 The hand pallet truck should be stored in dry and ventilated environment.
7. INSPECTION BEFORE USE
If the hand pallet truck is not used for a long time, air may get into the hydraulic system. Due to this, the
trouble can be eliminated by the following method:
Turn the hand knob to the drop position and rock the handle for 4 to 6 times. Then release the operation knob.
If necessary, the process can be repeated for several times until the hand pallet truck can be operated normal-
ly.
8. LOADING TYPE AND RATED WEIGHT
The ideal loading type is that the gravity center of the cargo is just in the middle of the truck forks. The rated
weight must be reduced when the cargo gravity center is not in the middle of the truck forks. The rated weight
is shown as the label.
9. OIL
The oil capacity which oil pump needs is about 250ml (or 0.25kg). According to the ISO oil criterion, the choice
of oil is 32# when the environment temperature during -5 ~ 40°C. The choice of oil is low temperature oil when
the environment temperature during -35 ~ -5°C.