To be able to prevent lift truck abuse wherever possible, counterbalance forklift drivers are encouraged to take the following actions to keep the equipment running in a safely manner and to ensure that the driver remains safe.
Tires: When tires are missing chunks or are worn badly, they should be replaced. Tires which are in poor shape could cause jarring impacts to the driver, the axle parts, to the wheel parts and to the load itself. Demanding applications involve utilizing proper tires for maximum functioning of the forklift truck. In order to be certain that your machinery has the proper type of tires, ask for an application survey from your local dealer.
Forks: Driving a lift truck with worn tires can add to the premature wearing of the bottom of the forks. This could really jeopardize the ability of the forklift's truck to lift, that could lead to a potentially dangerous work environment. Being certain to carry out frequent fork checks by operators and by in-house maintenance technicians has to occur on a regular basis in order to make certain that your machine is operating at maximum capacity.
Transmission: Damage to the transmission system is a problem that is caused by drivers who ride the inching pedal. In order to avoid major component failure and breakdown, the inching pedal should ideally just be engaged when you are approaching a rack and when you want to apply the brakes while revving the engine. When the engine is revving, the hydraulics are allowed to work at full speed. When the hydraulics are not being utilized, the brake pedal is used for regular stopping of the truck.
Impact: Whenever the unfortunate circumstance of a lift truck encountering an impact to surroundings and products at high travel speeds happens, wheels, forks, tires, backrests and attachments all suffer. Following which operators drive what models by assigning machines to an operator could help track who is responsible for the abuse to the machinery. By installing an impact monitor, a keyless access system or a vehicle speed limiter as alternatives on your forklift truck could help you to greatly reduce impact damage.
Training: The key to making certain that your machinery is correctly maintained is regular and ongoing training. The equipment users need to be on board with proper maintenance and safety applications. It is required that all new operators are properly taught and know how to perform the required daily inspections so they can correctly operate the equipment before using it.