Free lift forklifts are widely favored for indoor facility scenarios, especially for sites with low ceiling clearance, narrow access aisles and dense stacked goods, as their special mast design allows the forks to rise to a certain height without extending the whole mast, which avoids hitting overhead pipelines, shelf beams or low roof structures. The electric-powered free lift forklift further brings zero local emission, low noise and stable operation performance, which fits the daily operation demand of manufacturing plants, distribution warehouses and cold storage facilities very well.

Pre-operation Preparation and Inspection

Before you start the free lift forklift for daily tasks, you need to finish a complete round of basic checks first. Confirm the battery power is sufficient to support the whole shift of work, check the fork surface for no obvious deformation or crack, test the lifting, tilting and walking function under no-load status to ensure the hydraulic system works smoothly, and verify the braking, warning light and horn function in normal condition. Besides, you need to survey the operation route in advance, clear up the scattered obstacles on the aisle, confirm the load weight does not exceed the rated load of the forklift, and mark the low clearance area with obvious warning signs to avoid misoperation.

Standard On-site Operation Rules

When you carry out loading, unloading and stacking tasks with the free lift forklift, you should keep the moving speed under control, especially in areas with pedestrian flow, you need to slow down and honk to remind surrounding people. When you use the free lift function to lift goods to the height of the first layer shelf, do not lift the goods suddenly, and keep the goods stable and close to the mast to reduce the load center distance. It is strictly forbidden for any personnel to stand under the lifting forks or the mast, and you can not tilt the mast forward when the goods are at high lifting position. When you need to turn around in narrow aisles, you should confirm there is no extra space obstacle around, and finish the turning action at low speed.

Post-operation Maintenance and Management

After finishing the daily work task, you should park the free lift forklift at the designated parking area, lower the forks completely to the ground, pull up the hand brake, turn off the whole power system, and do not leave the forklift with half-raised forks. You can wipe the dust and sundries on the forklift body regularly, check the sealing performance of the hydraulic lifting parts periodically, and arrange proper charging according to the battery operation specification to extend the service life of the equipment.

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