Section I. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION

TM 10-3930-622-14

SECTION I

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1-1.

INTRODUCTION.

overhead guard is provided to protect the operator

against falling objects. Steering of the two rear wheels is

1-2.

This handbook contains operation, service and

hydraulic power assisted.

repair instructions for Model FJF-060, 6000-pound,

pneumatic tired, gasoline engine powered fork lift truck

1-7.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

with power shifted transmission.

1-8.

ENGINE ASSEMBLY.

1-3.

The fork lift truck covered in this handbook is

a. General. A six cylinder, four-cycle, in-line, "L"-

designed to lift loads up to a height of 173 inches. Being

head engine assembly is used to power the fork lift truck.

equipped with pneumatic tires, this truck is suitable for

The engine has a displacement of 236.7 cubic inches

outdoor use on normally firm terrain; as found in

and develops 65 brake horsepower at 2400 rpm.

warehouse yards. The Model FJF-060 is not designed

Accessories mounted on and normally considered part of

as a rough terrain vehicle.

the complete engine assembly are the generator and

1-4.

PURPOSE OF EQUIPMENT.

pulley assembly, starting motor, water pump, fuel pump,

governor, carburetor and distributor.

The engine

1-5.

Model FJF-060 is a nontactical fork lift truck

assembly complete with mounts, radiator and

designed for the handling and warehousing of materials.

accessories, in conjunction with ., the single-speed

In its capacity as a self-contained, rider-type,

torque converter transmission, propeller shaft and power

mechanized piece of handling equipment, the fork lift

axle assembly, forms an integrated unit generally

truck is completely equipped to lift loads up to a 6000-

referred to as the drive line or drive train assembly.

pound capacity at a 24 inch load center (the load center

is measured from the heel of the fork), for transporting

b. Cylinder numbering. The engine cylinders are

loads from one area to another, and for depositing and

numbered consecutively from one to six, starting at the

stacking loads, both indoors and outdoors.

rear, or fan end, of the engine. The bellhousing end of

the engine is toward the front of the truck, and right and

1-6.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

left sides are those seen when viewing the engine from

the vehicle rear. The fork lift truck is a front-wheel drive

a. The truck is powered by a Hercules Model QDX-

vehicle, therefore the fan end, normally the front of the

56 gasoline engine equipped for radio interference

engine, is at the rear of the vehicle.

suppression and fungus proofed. The engine mounted

hydraulic pump powers the lifting and tilting of the boom,

c. Engine lubrication system.

The lubricating

and the power steering. Drive power for the truck is

system of the engine assembly is the forced feed type to

supplied to the two dual front wheels through a torque

all main and connecting rod bearings.

This is

converter and single ratio transmission to a double

accomplished by means of a gear type pressure pump.

reduction drive axle. Refer to Section II, Table of

The oil pump is driven by a suitable gear arrangement at

Specifications for additional data covering the overall

the center of the camshaft. The pump picks up oil from

truck, its major components and accessories.

the center sump of oil pan and delivers it to a drilled

passage in the engine block. From here the oil flows

b. Handling of materials is accomplished by a two

through various leads to main bearings. From the main

pronged 40 inch fork on an upright boom lift. The boom

bearings the oil flows through suitable drilled holes in the

can be tilted three degrees forward to ten degrees

crankshaft to connecting rod bearings. Valve tappets,

backward as required by the nature of the load or

valve stems, and cylinders are lubricated by a mist of oil

operation. Maximum height to which a load can be

thrown off by the main and connecting rod bearings.

raised is specified in paragraph 1-3. Turning radius of

the truck is 104 inches. Speed of the vehicle is limited by

an engine governor to 12-1/2 miles per hour. An