ALDON Easy-Slide 4020-13 User manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WARNING TO OPERATOR
Revised 08/2021
Aldon® Easy-Slide® Box Car Door Opener
4020-13
Aldon Company, Inc. |3410 Sunset Avenue |Waukegan, Illinois 60087
PH. 847.623.8800 | FX. 847.623.6139
www.aldonco.com |e-rail@aldonco.com
Aldon Company, Inc. |3410 Sunset Avenue |Waukegan, Illinois 60087
PH. 847.623.8800 | FX. 847.623.6139
www.aldonco.com |e-rail@aldonco.com
1. Always use pincer hook to pull car door. Do not use the end of the pivot arm as
a ram, or car door will be damaged.
2. When opening or closing car doors, always keep pivot arm level with car door
pull tab. If pivot arm is used above or below pull-tab height, EASY-SLIDE® frame
and hook may sustain damage.
3. Stop moving backwards when pivot arm straightens out and is in line with
EASY-SLIDE® fame. Pulling backwards with pivot arm perpendicular to car door
will damage EASY-SLIDE® and may cause door to come o its track.
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
Railroad Dock Board
4128-01
• Portable steel bridge from box car to dock.
• Lifting loops on dock board allow easy placement by forklift.
Curbs at sides of dock board guide forklift driver.
• Straight-cut or ared approach aprons.
• Locking rings on each side wedge dock board against dock.
• Capacities: 15,000 lbs., 22,000 lbs., and 42,000 lbs.
Request sizing form for pricing.
1. Fits Standard Fork Blades: Width 5”, Thickness 2”, Length 48”. (Custom
sizes are available.) Center fork blades together and lock one blade, then
adjust second fork blade to t fork tube. Do not force EASY-SLIDE® fork
tubes onto wider blades.
2. Use chain provided to secure EASY-SLIDE® frame to forklift mast. Take up
slack and hook chain securely.
3. Do not use EASY-SLIDE® where gap between dock edge and side of car
exceeds 60-inches.
4. Keep forklift at a safe distance from edge of dock at all times.
5. Unlock car door before using EASY-SLIDE®. Always release plug doors so
doors can travel to right or left.
6. Attach pincer hook to pull-tab on car door. Use caution when hooking to
other access points on door.
7. Be aware which way the door is to open or close before starting to pull.
8. Never ram the car door with pivot arm. Always pull the door using the
hook.
9. Direction of force applied by pivot arm must parallel to car door travel.
10. NEVER PULL perpendicular to car door or at an angle greater than
45 degrees, to avoid pulling door o its tracks.
11. Stop pulling when door is fully open or closed. Do not run door o the
end of its track.
12. Forklift operator must keep door in sight at all times when using
EASY-SLIDE®.
13. If door will not open using reasonable force, investigate reason.
USER INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Fits Standard Fork Blades: Width 5”, Thickness 2”, Length 48”. (Custom
sizes are available.) Center fork blades together and lock one blade, then
adjust second fork blade to t fork tube. Do not force EASY-SLIDE® fork
tubes onto wider blades.
2. Use chain provided to secure EASY-SLIDE® frame to forklift mast. Take up
slack and hook chain securely.
3. Do not use EASY-SLIDE® where gap between dock edge and side of car
exceeds 60-inches.
4. Keep forklift at a safe distance from edge of dock at all times.
5. Unlock car door before using EASY-SLIDE®. Always release plug doors so
doors can travel to right or left.
6. Attach pincer hook to pull-tab on car door. Use caution when hooking to
other access points on door.
7. Be aware which way the door is to open or close before starting to pull.
8. Never ram the car door with pivot arm. Always pull the door using the
hook.
9. Direction of force applied by pivot arm must parallel to car door travel.
10. NEVER PULL perpendicular to car door or at an angle greater than
45 degrees, to avoid pulling door o its tracks.
11. Stop pulling when door is fully open or closed. Do not run door o the
end of its track.
12. Forklift operator must keep door in sight at all times when using
EASY-SLIDE®.
13. If door will not open using reasonable force, investigate reason.
USER INSTRUCTIONS
2 Aldon®Easy-Slide®Box Car Opener #4020-13 Aldon Company, Inc. | 847.623.8800 | e-rail@aldonco.com | ALDONCO.com 3
ALDON® EASY-SLIDE® Door Opener
Have A Question?
“ASK ALDON”
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Have A Question?
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WARNING TO OPERATOR
Revised 08/2021
Aldon® Easy-Slide® Box Car Door Opener
4020-13
Aldon Company, Inc. |3410 Sunset Avenue |Waukegan, Illinois 60087
PH. 847.623.8800 | FX. 847.623.6139
www.aldonco.com |e-rail@aldonco.com
Aldon Company, Inc. |3410 Sunset Avenue |Waukegan, Illinois 60087
PH. 847.623.8800 | FX. 847.623.6139
www.aldonco.com |e-rail@aldonco.com
1. Always use pincer hook to pull car door. Do not use the end of the pivot arm as
a ram, or car door will be damaged.
2. When opening or closing car doors, always keep pivot arm level with car door
pull tab. If pivot arm is used above or below pull-tab height, EASY-SLIDE® frame
and hook may sustain damage.
3. Stop moving backwards when pivot arm straightens out and is in line with
EASY-SLIDE® fame. Pulling backwards with pivot arm perpendicular to car door
will damage EASY-SLIDE® and may cause door to come o its track.
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
Railroad Dock Board
4128-01
• Portable steel bridge from box car to dock.
• Lifting loops on dock board allow easy placement by forklift.
Curbs at sides of dock board guide forklift driver.
• Straight-cut or ared approach aprons.
• Locking rings on each side wedge dock board against dock.
• Capacities: 15,000 lbs., 22,000 lbs., and 42,000 lbs.
Request sizing form for pricing.
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