Komatsu FB10RL-15, FB13RL-15, FB15RL-15, FB18RL-15, FB1PRW-15, FB13RW-15, FB15RW-15 Electric Reach Truck Index:

1.10 CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ——————————————————————————————————————— 1-2
1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL —————————————————————————————————– 1-2
1.2 FOR YOUR SAFETY ——————————————————————————————————– 1-3
1.2.1 SIGNAL WORDS—————————————————————————————————– 1-3
1.2.2 SAFETY INDICATORS ——————————————————————————————— 1-4
1.3 APPLICABLE MODEL AND SERIAL NO. —————————————————————————— 1-5
1.4 GENERAL VIEW OF THE LIFT TRUCK——————————————————————————– 1-5
1.4.1 APPLICATION OF THE LIFT TRUCK ————————————————————————– 1-5
1.4.2 DIRECTION OF THE LIFT TRUCK—————————————————————————— 1-5
1.5 UNITS OF MEASURE ——————————————————————————————————- 1-5
1.6 QUALIFICATION FOR OPERATION———————————————————————————— 1-6
1.7 RUNNING IN NEW LIFT TRUCK—————————————————————————————– 1-6
1.7.1 RUNNING IN THE NEW LIFT TRUCK————————————————————————– 1-6
1.7.2 MAINTENANCE FOR THE NEW LIFT TRUCK ————————————————————– 1-6
1.8 WARRANTY AND SERVICE ———————————————————————————————- 1-6
1.8.1 PERIODICAL REPLACEMENT PARTS———————————————————————— 1-6
1.8.2 USE OF GENUINE KOMATSU FORKLIFT PARTS AND OILS—————————————— 1-6
1.9 NECESSARY INFORMATION OF THE LIFT TRUCK ————————————————————– 1-7
1.9.1 MEMORANDUM (TO BE FILLED BY KOMATSU FORKLIFT DISTRIBUTOR)———————- 1-7
1.9.2 MODEL AND SERIAL NO. LOCATION————————————————————————- 1-7
2. SAFETY——————————————————————————————————————————— 2-2
2.1 SAFETY LABEL————————————————————————————————————— 2-2
2.1.1 SAFETY LABEL LOCATION CHART ————————————————————————— 2-2
2.1.2 SAFETY LABEL —————————————————————————————————— 2-4
2.2 BASIC PRECAUTIONS —————————————————————————————————– 2-9
2.2.1 FOLLOW RULES—————————————————————————————————– 2-9
2.2.2 NEVER OPERATE THE BROKEN-DOWN LIFT TRUCK———————————————— 2-10
2.2.3 WEAR ADEQUATE CLOTHES AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR OPERATION—————– 2-10
2.2.4 FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FIRST AID KIT —————————————————————- 2-10
2.2.5 CAUTIONS FOR SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT—————————————————— 2-11
2.2.6 PRACTICE SUFFICIENTLY BEFORE OPERATION —————————————————– 2-11
2.2.7 JUMPING ON AND OFF FROM THE LIFT TRUCK IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED—————– 2-11
2.2.8 KEEP THE OPERATOR’S COMPARTMENT AND PLATFORM CLEAN AND TIDY————- 2-11
2.2.9 PRECAUTION WHEN WASHING THE LIFT TRUCK —————————————————- 2-12
2.2.10 TO AVOID BURN INJURY ————————————————————————————- 2-12
2.2.11 FIRE PREVENTION ——————————————————————————————— 2-12
2.2.12 IF A FIRE BREAKS OUT ————————————————————————————— 2-13
2.2.13 DO NOT MODIFY THE LIFT TRUCK ———————————————————————– 2-14
2.2.14 DO NOT REMOVE THE OVERHEAD GUARD AND LOAD BACKREST————————– 2-14
2.2.15 DRIVING THIS FORKLIFT TRUCK ON THE PUBLIC ROAD IS PROHIBITED—————— 2-14
2.2.16 CAUTION ON WATER DROPLET ————————————————————————— 2-14
2.2.17 SECURE SAFETY AT THE WORKING AREA———————————————————— 2-15
2.2.18 ASBESTOS CAUTION —————————————————————————————— 2-15
2.3 START-UP INSPECTION————————————————————————————————- 2-16
2.4 TRAVELING THE LIFT TRUCK—————————————————————————————– 2-17
2.4.1 PREPARATION BEFORE TRAVELING THE LIFT TRUCK——————————————— 2-17
2.4.2 WHILE TRAVELING THE LIFT TRUCK———————————————————————- 2-18
2.4.3 STOPPING AND PARKING ————————————————————————————- 2-22
2.4.4 TOWING————————————————————————————————————– 2-23
2.5 LOAD HANDLING OPERATION—————————————————————————————- 2-24
2.6 PRECAUTIONS FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE SAFETY —————————————- 2-29
2.6.1 ALWAYS PERFORM THE START-UP INSPECTION —————————————————- 2-29
2.6.2 PUT UP A WARNING SIGN DURING INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ———————– 2-29
2.6.3 KEEP THE WORKING AREA CLEAN AND TIDY ——————————————————— 2-29
2.6.4 CAUTIONS BEFORE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE——————————————— 2-30
2.6.5 KEEP UNAUTHORIZED PEOPLE OFF———————————————————————- 2-30
2.6.6 USE OF RIGHT TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT —————————————————————- 2-30
INTRODUCTION 1.10 CONTENTS
1-9
2.6.7 CAUTIONS WHEN WORKING UNDER WORK EQUIPMENT——————————————2-31
2.6.8 AVOID GETTING CAUGHT UP BY THE MAST OR FALLING OFF———————————–2-31
2.6.9 BE CAREFUL OF HIGH PRESSURE OIL——————————————————————–2-32
2.6.10 BEWARE OF ROTATING COOLING FAN —————————————————————–2-32
2.6.11 CAUTIONS FOR USING COMPRESSED AIR FOR CLEANING————————————-2-32
2.6.12 REMOVING THE BATTERY PLUG ————————————————————————–2-33
2.6.13 CAUTION WHEN HANDLING BATTERY——————————————————————-2-33
2.6.14 CAUTION ON STORING THE BATTERY ——————————————————————2-34
2.6.15 CAUTION IN WASTE DISPOSAL—————————————————————————–2-34
2.6.16 CAUTION AFTER INSPECTION AND REPAIR———————————————————–2-35
2.6.17 PERIODIC INSPECTION OF SAFETY CRITICAL PARTS———————————————2-35
2.7 HOISTING AND TRANSPORTING THE LIFT TRUCK ————————————————————2-36
2.7.1 CAUTION WHEN HOISTING THE LIFT TRUCK ———————————————————–2-36
2.7.2 PRECAUTIONS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING THE LIFT TRUCK—————————–2-36
2.8 STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF THE LIFT TRUCK
(TO PREVENT THE LIFT TRUCK FROM TIPPING)—————————————————————2-37
2.8.1 LONGITUDINAL STABILITY ————————————————————————————-2-37
2.8.2 CENTER OF GRAVITY OF A LOAD—————————————————————————2-37
2.8.3 COMBINED CENTER OF GRAVITY AND STABILITY ON THE LOADED LIFT TRUCK ——–2-38
2.8.4 ACTUAL CAPACITY ———————————————————————————————–2-39
2.8.5 SERIAL NO. AND LOAD TABLE——————————————————————————–2-40
2.8.6 INTRODUCTION OF OPTIONAL SAFETY DEVICE ——————————————————2-41
3. OPERATION ————————————————————————————————————————– 3-2
3.1 GENERAL VIEW————————————————————————————————————– 3-2
3.1.1 GENERAL VIEW OF THE LIFT TRUCK ———————————————————————– 3-2
3.1.2 GENERAL VIEW OF THE OPERATION EQUIPMENT —————————————————- 3-3
3.2 EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS ———————————————————————————— 3-4
3.2.1 HOW TO READ METER PANEL ——————————————————————————– 3-4
3.2.2 HOW TO OPERATE METER PANEL ————————————————————————-3-12
3.2.3 OPERATING DEVICES ——————————————————————————————-3-15
3.2.4 DRAWING OUT AND PULLING IN THE BATTERY ——————————————————-3-22
3.3 OPERATION——————————————————————————————————————3-24
3.3.1 START-UP INSPECTION—————————————————————————————–3-24
3.3.2 MOUNTING/DISMOUNTING AND OPERATING POSTURE ADJUSTMENT ———————-3-24
3.3.3 BASIC OPERATION ———————————————————————————————–3-25
3.3.3.1 STARTING —————————————————————————————————3-25
3.3.3.2 TRAVELING————————————————————————————————–3-26
3.3.3.3 TURNING—————————————————————————————————–3-26
3.3.3.4 PLUGGING—————————————————————————————————3-27
3.3.3.5 STOPPING—————————————————————————————————3-27
3.3.3.6 TEMPORARY STOPPING AND PARKING———————————————————-3-28
3.3.4 OPERATION ACCORDING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCE ————————————————-3-29
3.3.4.1 TRAVELING ON SLOPES ——————————————————————————-3-29
3.3.4.2 INCHING TRAVEL —————————————————————————————–3-30
3.3.4.3 PLUGGING (ELECTRIC BRAKE) ———————————————————————-3-31
3.3.4.4 OPERATION ON SNOWY AND FROZEN ROADS ———————————————–3-31
3.3.5 TRAVEL INTERLOCK FUNCTION—————————————————————————–3-32
3.3.6 BASIC LIFT OPERATION —————————————————————————————-3-33
3.3.6.1 HOW TO OPERATE CONTROL LEVERS———————————————————–3-33
3.3.6.2 FORK SPREAD ADJUSTMENT ————————————————————————3-34
3.3.6.3 PROCEDURE FOR PICKING UP AND STACKING———————————————–3-35
3.3.7 LIFT INTERLOCK FUNCTION ———————————————————————————-3-36
3.3.8 CHECKING AFTER OPERATION——————————————————————————3-36
3.4 THE LIFT TRUCKS WITH COLD-STORAGE MODEL ————————————————————3-37
3.5 OPERATION OF WEIGHT GAUGE (LOAD METER) ————————————————————–3-38
3.5.1 CHANGE OF SET VALUE WHEN REPLACING THE MAST OR ATTACHMENT—————–3-38
3.5.2 HOW TO MEASURE THE LOAD WEIGHT ——————————————————————3-38
3.5.3 OVER-LOAD ALARM ———————————————————————————————-3-39

4. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ——————————————————————————————– 4-2
4.1 ABOUT INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ————————————————————————- 4-2
4.2 START-UP INSPECTION————————————————————————————————— 4-2
4.2.1 CHECKING ABNORMALITIES DETECTED ON THE PREVIOUS DAY——————————- 4-4
4.2.2 WALK AROUND THE LIFT TRUCK—————————————————————————– 4-4
4.2.3 INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY DRAWING OUT THE BATTERY ————————————- 4-6
4.2.4 CHECKING FROM OPERATOR COMPARTMENT——————————————————— 4-8
4.2.5 CHECKING BY SETTING THE STARTING SWITCH TO [ | ] (ON) POSITION——————– 4-10
4.2.6 CHECKING WHILE RUNNING THE LIFT TRUCK ——————————————————– 4-11
4.2.7 CHECKING OF SAFETY FUNCTION————————————————————————- 4-13
4.3 CHECKING AND REPORTING AFTER OPERATION———————————————————— 4-15
4.4 SIMPLE MAINTENANCE ————————————————————————————————- 4-16
4.4.1 GREASES AND FUEL ——————————————————————————————– 4-16
4.4.1.1 BASIC PRECAUTIONS ———————————————————————————- 4-16
4.4.1.2 LUBRICANT LIST—————————————————————————————— 4-18
4.4.2 JACKING-UP ——————————————————————————————————– 4-20
4.4.3 REPLACING FUSE ———————————————————————————————— 4-21
4.4.4 REPLACING BULBS ———————————————————————————————- 4-24
4.5 HANDLING OF BATTERIES——————————————————————————————— 4-25
4.6 CHARGING——————————————————————————————————————- 4-29
4.6.1 OPERATION OF ON-BOARD TYPE BATTERY CHARGER (OPTION) —————————– 4-31
4.6.2 OPERATION OF STATIONARY BATTERY CHARGER (OPTION)———————————– 4-37
4.7 REPLACING OF BATTERY———————————————————————————————- 4-40
4.8 REPLACING OF BATTERY
(IN CASE OF BATTERY FRONT TO SIDE REMOVAL STRUCTURE) (OPTION FOR RL) ———— 4-44
4.9 RUNNING IN COLD WEATHER—————————————————————————————- 4-51
4.10 OPERATING THE LIFT TRUCKS IN SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT OR IN FORCIBLE WAY ———– 4-51
4.11 ACTION TO TAKE IF THE FORK FAILS TO LOWER ———————————————————- 4-52
4.12 PROCEDURES FOR ALARM CODE OR ERROR CODE INDICATION ———————————– 4-53
4.13 WASHING THE LIFT TRUCK—————————————————————————————— 4-55
4.14 LONG-TERM STORAGE———————————————————————————————— 4-56
4.15 HOISTING THE LIFT TRUCK—————————————————————————————— 4-57
4.16 LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE LIFT TRUCK———————————————————— 4-58
4.17 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE CHART—————————————————– 4-59
4.18 PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY CRITICAL PARTS ———————————————— 4-64
4.19 SERVICE DATA ———————————————————————————————————– 4-65
5. TECHNICAL DATA——————————————————————————————————————- 5-2
6. INDEX ———————————————————————————————————————————– 6-2