TM   55-3930-660-14 CHAPTER  1 INTRODUCTION Section   I.   GENERAL 1-1.   Purpose   and   Scope This manual is for transportation officers and other personnel   responsible   for   safe   transport   of   the 6,000-pound-capacity,  variable  reach,  rough-terrain forklift (6K VRRTFL). It provides data for planning and executing movement of the forklift worldwide. Included  are  the  physical  characteristics  of  the forklift, safety precautions, technical data on trans- port  modes,  and  lifting  and  tiedown  procedures. The  major  dimensions  and  weights  given  in  this manual  are  in  US  customary  and  equivalent  SI (metric)  units.  Approximate  values  appear  in  pa- rentheses following the customary-unit value. Transport   modes   are   presented   in   chapter   2, “Highway   Transport”;   chapter   3,   “Rail   Trans- port”; chapter 4,  “Marine  Transport”;  and  chapter 5,  “Air  Transport.” 1-2.   Related   Publications Additional   information   on   transport   procedures can be found in: FM  55-65,   Strategic  Deployment  by  Surface Transportation. TB  9-2300-281-35,   Standards   for   Overseas Shipment   or   Domestic   Issue   of   Special   Purpose Vehicles. TM 38-250/AFR 71-4,  Preparation  of  Hazardous Materials for Military Air Shipment. 1-3.   User   Comments Please  send  comments  and  recommendations  for improving  this  manual.  Send  them  by  letter,  on DA  Form  2028,  or  on  a  marked  copy  of  a  page  or pages of the manual to Commander, MTMC Trans- portation  Engineering  Agency,  ATTN:  MTTE-TR, PO Box 6276, Newport News, VA 23606-0276. 1-4.   Definitions a.  Technical  terms   that  may  be  helpful  while using this manual include: (1)  Axle  Limits.  A  load  limit  set  by  highway officials or designers of ship decks and aircraft as the maximum axle (or group of axles) weight that can be supported. (2) Center  of  Gravity  (CG).  The  balance  point of  a  suspended  item.  The  VRRTFL  counterweight is used to shift the CG to the rear. CG location is indicated by. . . (3) Curb  Weight  (CW).  Total  weight  of  opera- ble  6K  VRRTFL  including  fuel,  all  system  fluids, and on-vehicle basic issue items (BII). CW does not include  crew  weight,  which  in  this  case  is  less than 1 percent of the gross vehicle weight. (4)  Gross   Vehicle   Weight   (GVW)   CW   plus payload.  For  transport  purposes,  a  forklift  has  no payload. Therefore, the GVW equals the CW. (5) Safe Working Load (SWL).  The SWL is the maximum  recommended  load  that  should  be  ex- erted  on  an  item.  SWL  is  also  referred  to  as “working  load,”   “working  load  limit,”  and  “re- sultant safe working load.” Such rated load values are for in-line pull. (6) Loading Restraint Factors (LRF).  The LRF given  (app  B)  for  the  surface  and  air  modes  are considered   to   be   the   "G"   factors   that   can   be expected in military transport. b.  Warnings,  Cautions,  and  Notes.  Throughout this manual, warnings, cautions, and notes empha- size important or critical information. ***WARNING*** Instructions that must be followed to pre- vent  serious  injury  to  or  death  of  person- nel. **CAUTION** Instructions   that   must   be   followed   to avoid health hazards, or to prevent equip- ment  damage. *NOTE* An  operating  procedure  that  should  re- ceive special attention. Section   II.   SAFETY 1-6.    General posure   to   normal   transportation   environments, Even  though  the  6K  VRRTFL  has  no  special several  general  safety  considerations  and  precau- hazardous  or  dangerous  characteristics  during  ex- tions are important. 1-1