Installation Instructions

Operation
CheckOilLevel
TheliftreservoirislledatthefactorywithDTE13
hydraulicoil.Checklevelbeforeliftisrstoperatedand
every8hoursordaily,thereafter.Capacityofsystem
is1.5qt.
1.Positionthevehicleonalevelsurface.
2.Raiseliftandinstallsafetyblocks.Refertothe
InstallingSafetyBlockssectionandtheOperation
chapter.
Note:Ifliftcannotberaised,duetolackofoilin
reservoir,itmayberaisedwithahoistandsafety
blocksinstalled,toexposereservoirbreathercap.
3.Cleanareaaroundreservoirbreathercap(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Reservoircap
4.Unscrewbreathercapfromtopofreservoir.
5.Insertacleanrodorstickintoreservoirandcheck
uidlevel.Fluidshouldbewithin2inchesfromtop
ofreservoir.Iflevelislow ,addenoughDTE13
hydraulicoiltoachievetheproperlevel.DONOT
OVERFILL.
Note:IfDTE13hydraulicoilisnotavailable,
DTE24orDextronllATFmaybesubstituted.
Fluidsmaybemixed,afterinitialllofreservoir.
Note:AlwaysuseDTE13,DTE24,orequivalent
ISOViscosityGrade32oilswhenreservoirmustbe
completelyrelledorifcoldweatherisexpected.
Theuseofotheruidsmayinhibittheoperation
ofthelift.
CheckTirePressure
Checktirepressureevery8hoursordailytoassure
properlevels.
Maximumairpressureinfronttiresis20psi
Maximumairpressureinreartiresis32psifor23"tires
and18psifor24"tires.
InstallingSafetyBlocks
1.Positionthevehicleonalevelsurface.
2.Setparkingbrakeandchockwheels.
3.Rotatevehiclekeyswitchto"On"position.
Dependingwhatotherattachmentsareinuse,
vehicledoesnothavetoberunningbutkeymust
be"On".
4.Whilestandingnexttomachine,grasppendant
controlandrotateliftkeyswitchto"On"position.
Checkoverheadclearanceandforanyobstructions.
5.Press"UP"buttontoraiselifthighenoughtoinstall
safetyblocks.Standclearofscissorarmswhile
platformismoving.
Contactwithmovingscissorarmscancause
personalinjury.
Standclearofscissorarmswhileplatform
ismoving.
Makesureareaisclearofbystandersbefore
loweringplatform.
Neverworkunderraisedplatformwithout
liftsafetyblocksinstalled.
Alwaysremovekeyfromliftcontrolbox
whenplatformisnotinuse.
6.Removeretainingpinssecuringsafetyblockstoside
ofliftframe(Figure26).
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