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(Figure20).
Figure20
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.
Refertothevehicleoperator’smanualforpropertire
inationspecication.
InstallingSafetyBlocks
1.Positionthevehicleonalevelsurface.
2.Setparkingbrakeandchockwheels.
3.Rotatevehiclekeyswitchto"Off"position.
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(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Safetyblock
2.Retainingpin
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