Preventive maintenance for forklifts
You have invested a lot of money in your truck. To protect your investment, perform regular preventative maintenance on the forklift. If you or someone in your shop is the realization of your truck or when maintenance is performed with an external company of maintenance on forklift trucks, it is good to know the steps to ensure that the truck is properly maintained.
Jeff Wark is a truck mechanic with 35 years of mechanical experience. Read moreJeffs to learn how to truck maintenance.
Start the truck and let it run for a short time to listen to the engine's performance. Pay attention to the impact or missing. Please leads to screech with the belt. Then, for any exhaust leaks to be heard. Continue to monitor the truck to slide back and forth at each wheel and to observe any problems. Turn off the engine.
When performing preventive maintenance on forklifts, first check the horn, gauges, safety warningCabin equipment, lights, outdoor lighting, lighting and rear for proper operation. Make sure the bulbs burned, and if a device does not work check the wiring and make repairs.
Next in the forklift preventive maintenance is to check the battery compartment. Clean the battery terminals, battery cable and battery connections. Open each of the cap cells and control cells for proper fluid levels and fill with water if necessary. Apply protective connectorsto prevent corrosion. You can connect the battery cable.
Drain the oil from the truck. Change the oil filter, replace the hydraulic filter, transmission filters, fuel filters and air filters. Writing before installing the new filter with a permanent marker to date on the new filter. Check all fluid levels and fill if necessary. Check the antifreeze in the cooling system.
Visually inspect the axle, if you're under the car. If there is a fatAssembly, if the fat shaft.
Check the straps to the truck engine. Check for cracks and fraying on the straps.
Visually inspect the exhaust system of the vehicle. Look for cracks or holes in the exhaust system.
Check the tires on the truck for cracks or signs of excessive wear. In an air-filled tires, check tread depth. Check differential fluid.
Check the clutch on the truck. Check the steering cylinder and the drag links.Check if the loss or bends in the system.
Go to the elevator and see a vision of the hydraulic lines for leaks. If there are leaks in the hydraulic system of the truck, you draw the lines. If this is not resolved, the valves can leak to be changed or an O-ring must be replaced.
In the investigation of the winds, the fork and the tree to see if there are any visible cracks or chips. Search bowing or bends in the forks. Each of these shouldbe on the checklist and the owners and operators are marked as potentially dangerous issue that needs to be addressed further, it must be recognized.
Lubricate all fittings on the truck. This also ends the capture and ties.
Checking the wheel bearings is listed on checklists of preventive maintenance. However, this is usually done when you replace the brake on the cart. Unless there is evidence on the first trip to check the truck, whichHe may have a problem with the wheel bearings, it is not advisable to check the wheel bearings. More benefits than harm can happen if the review process, the wheel bearings.
Connect the battery cable and start the truck again. Listen to the strange noises.
Finally, a good preventive maintenance on forklifts include some cleaning. Clean up the truck and a spray to clean the truck. Jeff recommends an oil-based spray cleaner for effective cleaningYour truck.
Always follow safety precautions during maintenance on forklifts.
Use a good list to perform preventive maintenance on forklifts. The checklist to ensure that all work items are performed and notes on all the issues that should be considered in making further. A checklist is available http://www.GetSomeForklifts.com/articles free, if you subscribe to the newsletter.
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