Retriever trailers.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.42

into another. The carriage is designed to accommodate

narrow aisles. The entire pallet is painted yellow and is

forks and other attachments (fig 4-56).

equipped with the following safety features (fig 4-59).

Figure 4-56. Revolving carriage.

Figure 4-58. Safety pallet

j. Retriever trailers. Retriever trailers are used to

haul forklift trucks to and from maintenance shops at

widely dispersed activities.

The single truck-type

retriever can be towed by a 4,000 or 7,500-pound

gasoline tractor (fig 4-57).

Figure 4-59. Features of the safety pallet.

Figure 4-57. Retriever trailer, single truck-type.

(1) A high edging to prevent tools or small

k. Safety pallet (OSHA 1910.178). The safety

items from falling off.

pallet (fig 4-58) is used both for maintenance work and

(2) An expanded metal backguard to protect

for placing materials into or removing materials from

personnel from moving parts of a fork truck.

storage. The safety pallet is handled the same as an

ordinary pallet except it is secured to the fork-lift truck.

Primarily, the safety pallet is used to elevate personnel

and tools, and to permit warehouse personnel to safely

store material in high racks when items cannot be stored

by a forklift truck approaching at right angles due to

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