Chapter 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - TM-10-3930-627-120039

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CHAPTER 2

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Section I. SERVICE ON RECEIPT OF MATERIAL

2-1. General

2-3. Inspection

a. On receiving a new truck, organizational

a. Check that everything on the packing list has

maintenance must unpack, inspect and service it as

been received.

b. Inspect truck exterior for obvious defects

given in this section.

b. For shipping, the transmission is overfilled

such as damaged paint, missing markings, or mutilated

with four extra quarts of oil. As long as this extra oil

identification plates.

c. Raise engine compartment cover and inspect

remains, the truck can be pushed or towed up to a half

mile at speeds less than two miles per hour. Do not

for oil or coolant leaks. Locate all fluid drains shown on

operate the truck without draining the excess oil from the

the current Lubrication Order and check that they are in

transmission.

good condition and closed.

c. .Any defects in the truck must be referred to

2-4. Servicing the Truck

the level of maintenance indicated in the Maintenance

a. Using table 3-1, Preventive Maintenance

Allocation Chart appendix B.

Checks and Services, and paragraph 3-7 as a guide,

2-2.

Removal of Preservatives and Packaging

prepare the truck for service. This procedure will begin

the cycle of regularly scheduled preventive maintenance.

Materials

b. Tires will have been over-inflated for shipping.

a. Remove all tape, paper and other packing

Check tire pressure, and if necessary bleed them down

and wrapping materials from the truck and its separately

to 100 psi inflation.

packed components.

c. Transmission will have been overfilled before

b. If forks are strapped to uprights for shipping,

shipment. Check level and drain transmission down to

carefully cut the straps and remove forks for installation.

correct level as shown on dipstick, using the method

c. Wash preservative coating from truck parts

given on the current Lubrication Order.

with SD (solvent, dry-cleaning) or some suitable solvent

such as kerosene or diesel fuel. Do not wash lubricant

from mast parts.

Section II. CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS

2-5. General

2-6. Controls

a. Engine Choke Control. On the instrument

Arrangement of controls and instruments on the truck

generally follow standard industrial truck practice. An

panel see figure 2-1. Used principally when starting a

operator with experience in operating other models of

cold engine.

b. Steering Wheel (fig. 2-1). The horn button is

fork lift trucks will be able to operate this truck with little

instruction. However, each operator must demonstrate

in the center. Press to blow horn.

his ability to use the truck efficiently before being

assigned to work with it.

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