3. TO ADJUST RELEASE DEVICE
On the draw-bar of this pallet truck, you can find the control handle which can be regulated in three
positions :
Raise - handle down
Drive position - handle in center position
Lower - handle up, the lever moves back the drive position when released.
If however they have been changed, you can adjust according to following step:
3.1 If the forks elevate while pumping in the DRIVE position, turn the adjusting nut on the adjusting
bolt or adjusting screw clockwise until pumping action does not raise the forks and the DRIVE
position functions properly.
3.2 If the forks descend while pumping in the DRIVE position, turn the nut or adjusting screw
counter-clockwise until the forks do not lower.
3.3 If the forks do not descent when the control handle is in the LOWER position, turn the nut or
adjusting screw clockwise until raising the control handle lowers the forks. Then check the DRIVE
position according to item 3.1 and 3.2 to be sure the nut or adjusting screw is in the proper position.
3.4 If the forks do not elevate while pumping in the RAISE position, turn the nut or adjusting screw
counter-clockwise until the forks elevate while pumping in the RAISE position. Then check the
LOWER and DRIVE position according to item 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.
4.
5. MAINTENANCE
Your pallet truck is largely maintenance-free.
4.1 Hydraulic Oil
Please check the oil level every six months. The oil capacity is about 0.3lt. Use the hydraulic type
oil according to temperature scale below.
4.2 HOW TO EXPEL AIR FROM THE PUMP UNIT
The air may come into the hydraulic oil because of transportation or pump in upset position. It can
cause that the forks do not elevate while pumping in the RAISE position. The air can been banished
in the following way: let the control handle on the LOWER position, then move the handle up and
down for several times.
4.3 DAILY CHECK AND MAINTENANCE
Daily check of the pallet truck can limit wear as much as possible. Special attention should be paid
to the wheels, the axles, as thread, rags, etc. It may block the wheels. The forks should be
unloaded and lowered in the lowest position when the job is over.
