Installation Instructions
Operation
CheckOilLevel
TheliftreservoirislledatthefactorywithDTE13
hydraulicoil.Checklevelbeforeliftisrstoperatedand
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,afterinitialllofreservoir.
Note:AlwaysuseDTE13,DTE24,orequivalent
ISOViscosityGrade32oilswhenreservoirmustbe
completelyrelledorifcoldweatherisexpected.
Theuseofotheruidsmayinhibittheoperation
ofthelift.
CheckTirePressure
Checktirepressureevery8hoursordailytoassure
properlevels.
Refertothevehicleoperator’smanualforpropertire
inationspecication.
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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