Figure 4-118. After crossing in front of the stack, the operator spots a pallet load adjacent to another

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load down, leaving as much as 6 inches lost space. By

turns, the back of the truck moves to the right and the

load to the left and the load can be spotted directly in

crossing in front of the stack-the correct way-the load

will travel toward the stack with no loss of space. It

line with the stack, with no loss of space. The test refers

to truck B coming from left (fig 4-118).

should be observed that in this position the fork truck is

turning to straighten out the load. When the fork truck

Figure 4-118. After crossing in front of the stack, the operator spots a pallet load adjacent to another

Such a practice is dangerous because it obscures the

(2) Lesson two.

operator's view while traveling in a forward motion. The

(a) This lesson is designed to acquaint

performance of two simultaneous operations (steering

the trainee with the fundamentals of tiering. The trainee

and lifting) endangers safety and limits operating

is shown how to tier first one pallet load upon another

efficiency. Operators should bring the machine to a

and then place a double pallet load on top of the first

stop close to the stack before raising the load to tiering

two with an error of no more than 2 inches in any

direction (fig 4-119). Raising a load into position for

stacking while the fork truck is in motion is forbidden.

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