Use and Care Manual

Table of Contents Rev. 10/17/2019 HOOK-BASE MANUAL

Step 3: Fasten the safety chain to the carriage

of the forklift WITH NO SLACK. Loop the

safety chain around the carriage. Attach the

snap hook at the end of the chain to the quick

link (welded to the frame). Wrap the chain

around the carriage as many times as is

necessary to remove slack from the chain. The

chain must not be able to disconnect from the

carriage without deliberate effort.

Step 4: Connect the trailer or other item to be towed to the towing attachment. Raise the forks sufficiently to put

the tongue of the trailer in a horizontal position.

To connect a trailer to the pintle hook attachment:

a) Unlock the snapper pin and remove it from the upper jaw of the pintle hook;

b) Open the jaws by pressing the upper jaw upwards, while also pressing the opening lever forward.

The jaw will maintain the open position when the lever is pressed all the way forward.

Snap hook

Quick link

The chain is an essential safety-enhancing feature. This photograph shows the safety chain

wrapped around the forklift carriage and proper attachment of the snap hook to the quick link. In order to

clearly show the connections, slack is left in the chain. However, there must be no slack in the chain whenever

the HOOK-BASE is used. Wrap the chain around the carriage to remove all slack. Otherwise, the chain will not

prevent the unit from sliding on the forks.

Fork carriage

Safety chain

with snap

hook

Unlock snapper pin and

then pull out the pin

Press upwards on upper jaw

and press opening lever

forward

Pintle jaws open