GE Industrial Solutions Lift Truck 144D2933G1 - Manual (Page 10)

CARRIAGE ARM ADJUSTMENTS
The arms are adjusted at the factory prior to ship-
ping. Inspect carriage arm spacing if the device being
lifted does not fit on lift truck. The distance between the
two aluminum track extrusions (4, Fig. 7) should be 29.80
inches, plus 0.00, minus 0.03, and they should be verti-
cally parallel within 0.125 inches.
On the double-masted lift truck the spacing between
the arms may be adjusted with three adjusting nuts (7,
Fig. 6), two of which must be reached through the ac-
cess hole in the left mast (6, Fig. 6). The left arm may be
adjusted vertically parallel to the right arm by loosen-
ing the jam nut and turning the adjusting bolt located
underneath the left arm.
The arms are not adjustable vertically on the single-
masted lift truck, but they may be slid closer together or
farther apart. Enlarge the hole for the carriage arm spring
pin if more adjusting distance is required.
HANDLING OF ROLLOUTS:
It is possible that on some early fuse and transformer
rollouts the rear track rollers may extend about 1.5 inches
beyond the end of the lifting arms. Although the front
two sets of rollers engaged by the lifting arms provide
for safe lifting of the rollout, it may not be possible to
dock, or undock the lift truck because of interference be-
tween the rear rollers and the top of the front end of the
equipment track. The arms are prevented from being
lifted to release the docking hooks. If this occurs the fol-
lowing action may be required to allow removal of a
rollout.
Temporarily remove the stops on the lift truck arms
so that the rollout can enter the lifting arms farther. The
stops (3, Fig. 7) are rectangular plates on the inside of
the “C” shaped lifting arms (6, Fig. 1), held by a single
bolt. In many cases this will allow for rollout removal.
When reassembling, be sure to place the long end of the
part away from the mast. If rollout removal is not pos-
sible after this alteration, either of two options will al-
low removal of the rollout:
1. A 10 to 12 inch adjustable type wrench may be used
to slightly bend the top front corner of the equipment
rail up approximately 0.25 inch (see illustration be-
low).
2. Remove a piece from the top front of the equipment
rail so that the arm can be lifted to release the hook
without interfering with the top of the rail (see illus-
tration below). Care must be taken to prevent chips
from falling into the equipment.
On new rollouts the rear track rollers have been
moved forward 1.5 inches so they are fully engaged by
the lift truck arms and there is no interference with the
equipment rail.
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