Tips forklift parking and storage knowledge
For machines, maintenance is more important than repair, and electric forklifts are no exception. Therefore, in daily life, we should pay attention to the routine daily maintenance of the electric forklift, so as to effectively reduce the loss of the electric forklift and improve its service life.
Safe parking
(a) Park your car on level ground, preferably in a spacious area. If you have to stop on a slope, be sure to pull the parking brake and block the wheels with wedges to prevent accidental sliding. Do not park the forklift on a large slope.
(b) Stop the vehicle in a designated area or a place that does not interfere with traffic. If necessary, set signs or signal lights around the vehicle.
(c) Stop the vehicle on a hard ground and avoid stopping on a soft, muddy or slippery road.
(d) If the lifting system is damaged and the fork cannot fall to the ground, hang a warning flag on the end of the fork and park the car at a place that does not hinder traffic.
Forklift storage
Before storage
Before storage, the forklift shall be thoroughly cleaned and checked according to the following procedures:
(a) Remove the oil and grease attached to the vehicle body with cloth and water as required.
(b) When cleaning the vehicle body, check the overall condition of the vehicle, especially whether the vehicle body is sunken or damaged, whether the tire is punctured, and whether there are nails or stones embedded in the pattern.
(c) Fill the tank with the specified fuel.
(d) Check for oil leakage.
(e) Add grease as required.
(f) Check whether the joint surface of hub nut and cylinder piston rod is loose, and whether the piston rod surface is bruised and scratched.
(g) Check whether the gantry roller rotates smoothly.
(h) Lift the lifting cylinder to the top and let the oil fill the cylinder.
(i) In winter or cold seasons, the long-term antifreeze need not be discharged, and it is necessary to discharge all the cooling water.
Daily storage
a) Park the forklift at the designated place and cushion the wheels with wedges.
(b) Turn the shift handle to the neutral position and pull on the parking brake handle.
(c) Turn off the engine with the key switch in the "off" position, operate the multi-way valve lever several times to release the residual pressure in the cylinder or pipeline.
(d) Remove the key and keep it in a safe place.
Long term storage
On the basis of "daily storage" maintenance, perform the following maintenance and inspection:
(a) Considering the rainy season, park the vehicle on high and hard ground.
(b) Apply anti rust oil to exposed parts such as cylinder piston rod and possibly rusted shaft.
(c) Cover parts susceptible to moisture.
(d) The vehicle shall be started at least once a week. If the cooling water is drained, add cooling water, remove the grease on the piston rod and shaft, start the engine and fully preheat it, let the vehicle run slowly back and forth, and operate the hydraulic control for several times.
(e) Avoid parking the forklift on soft roads such as asphalt in summer.
Operation of forklift after long-term storage
(a) Remove rust preventive oil from exposed parts.
(b) Drain the engine crankcase oil, and the gear oil or hydraulic transmission oil in the differential and hydraulic transmission box. Clean the inside and add new oil.
(c) Remove foreign matters and water from the hydraulic oil tank and fuel tank.
(d) Remove the engine cylinder head, valve and rocker shaft, and check whether the clearance of each valve is normal.
(e) Add coolant to the specified level.
(f) Carefully carry out the pre start inspection.
(g) Warm up the forklift.
If the forklift needs to be repaired, fails or has unsafe factors, the situation shall be reported to the management personnel, and the forklift shall be stopped until it is restored to a safe state.
