Crown Equipment wb series Manual De Usuario
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WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE
• Slow down. Yield or stop for pedestrians. Use your
• Slow down. Yield or stop for pedestrians. Use your
horn when you come to a crosswalk or intersection.
• Be careful that you don't pin or crush someone.
For example: Never drive your truck toward anyone
standing in front of a fixed object.
standing in front of a fixed object.
• Never allow anyone to ride on your truck.
• Keep others away from your truck while you're working.
Don't ever allow anyone on or under the load or forks.
Don't ever allow anyone on or under the load or forks.
• Don't let anyone use your truck unless they are trained
and certified.
• Watch out for power unit swing.
• Never lift anyone with the forks unless they are using
an approved platform. Even then use extreme caution:
• Use a securely attached and approved safety platform.
• Make certain lifting mechanism is operating properly.
• Make certain truck is in neutral and brake is applied.
• Lift and lower slowly.
• Watch for overhead obstructions.
• Be sure you can see and hear the person being lifted.
• Never transport anyone on the platform from one
• Use a securely attached and approved safety platform.
• Make certain lifting mechanism is operating properly.
• Make certain truck is in neutral and brake is applied.
• Lift and lower slowly.
• Watch for overhead obstructions.
• Be sure you can see and hear the person being lifted.
• Never transport anyone on the platform from one
location to another.
WHEN LEAVING YOUR TRUCK
• Lower the forks to the floor. Turn the truck off or
• Lower the forks to the floor. Turn the truck off or
disconnect the battery.
• Avoid parking on inclines. But if you must, block the
wheels of your truck.
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AVOID FALLS
• Stay away from the edge of docks and ramps.
• Stay away from the edge of docks and ramps.
• Check that bridgeplates and dockboards are secure. Be
certain that either the trailer wheels are chocked or the
trailer is locked to the dock. Check capacities. Be sure
your truck, with load, isn't too heavy for where you are
driving.
trailer is locked to the dock. Check capacities. Be sure
your truck, with load, isn't too heavy for where you are
driving.
• Make sure the load you are moving is stable. Spread
the forks as far as you can and center the load. Insert
the forks as far under the load as you can. Be even more
careful with long, high or wide loads. They can be less
stable.
the forks as far under the load as you can. Be even more
careful with long, high or wide loads. They can be less
stable.
• Use forward tilt only when you have the load over a
stack or close to the floor. Use minimum fork tilt to
pick up or place a load. When lifting or lowering
outside a rack, keep the load backrest vertical or tilted
back slightly.
pick up or place a load. When lifting or lowering
outside a rack, keep the load backrest vertical or tilted
back slightly.
• Don't take your truck onto an elevator unless you are
authorized. Check the capacity or load limit and make
sure there are no people present. Enter forks first and
set the brake.
sure there are no people present. Enter forks first and
set the brake.
BE CAREFUL TRAVELING ON RAMPS AND GRADES
• Stay out of the path of the truck.
• Stay out of the path of the truck.
• With or without a load, travel with the forks pointed
downgrade.
• If a load requires that you travel with the forks upgrade,
be even more careful. Operate the controls from the
side of the truck.
side of the truck.
• Slow down and don't turn on ramps or grades.