BIL Skoots SK5000 Manual

operating and
maintenance
instructions
SYMPTOMS
Unitliftswhenpumped
butlowerswhenthe
handlereturnstothe
restposition.
Unitwillonlyliftafew
inches.
Oilleakage.
Loadslippingontoe
plate.
CAUSE
Airlock.
Lackofoil.
Wornordamaged
seals.
Wornordamaged
rubbermats.
Loadincorrectly
strapped.
Toeplatebent.
REMEDY
Releasethevalvewheelonequarter
turnandpumphandlevigorously20to
30times.
ForSK300Nreplacejack.Forother
modelsfullyretractjackandremove
fillerplug,topupwithTotalOilAzolla
ZS.32oilupto25mmfromtop.Extend
jack330mm,refitplugandthen
retractjack.Readyforuse.
Jackshouldbeservicedorreplaced
withanewexchangeunit.
Replacerubbermats.
Checkstrapsarecorrectlyfittedand
pulledtight.
Fitnewtoeplate.
CARE & MAINTENANCE –stresscracksandbrokenwelds
–looseandmissingfasteners
–castorwear,especiallytyres
–rubbermats
–straps
Incaseofdifficultycontact...
BILMaterialsHandling,PorteMarshRd,Calne,Wilts.SN119BW
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fault finding
Ifatop-upofhydraulicoilisrequireduseonly
TotalOil(UK)LtdhydraulicoilAzollaZS.32.
NEVERUSEENGINEOILORBRAKEFLUID
StoreSKOOTSuprightwheneverpossible
withreleasevalveleftintheopenposition.
Regularlycheckforwearanddefects
suchas...
Skoots Range
SK300N - SK5000 Series

Skoots operating instructions Remember
1. Ensuretheloadiswithinthesafe
workingcapacityoftheskoots,all
floorareasaresuitableforthetotal
loadandtherouteisclearofall
hazards.
2. PlaceSkootsunitscentrallyunder
eachendoftheloadensuringthatthe
loadislocatedfirmlyintheheelof
thetoeplate.
3. Secureloadusingbothstraps,
ensuringtheyarehookedintothe
eyeboltsateachendandcrossatthe
backoftheSkootsunits.
4. PullstraptightsothattheSkoots
unitsarehardagainsttheload,and
closetheover-cambuckletolock.
Theloadisnowreadyforlifting.
5. Tightenthevalvewheel(clockwise)on
thesideofthejackunitsatbothends
toclosethevalve.
6. Usethepumphandlesonthejacksto
lifttheloadtoobtainminimumground
clearance.Liftevenly,alternating
eachend,tokeeploadhorizontal.
7. Youmaynowmovetheload,pushing
ratherthanpulling.
8. Makesurethatcontrolandstability
oftheloadismaintainedatalltimes.
Oncambersandslopesusethe
directionallocks*fittedtothecastors.
9. Oncetheloadisinposition,release
thevalvewheelsapproximatelyone
quarterturnanti-clockwise,
rememberingthatthelessopenthe
releasevalvestheslowertheloadis
lowered.
10. Releaseandremovethestrapsfrom
theSkoots,andthentheSkoots
fromtheload.
11. Skootsshouldbestoredinanupright
position.
12. WhenusingaSkootasasackbarrow
engagedirectionallockswithwheels
facingtowardstherearoftheunit.
Donotexceedloadcapacityshown
onwarninglabel.
13. IfusingaSkootasatrolley**
engagedirectionallockswithwheels
facingtowardstherearoftheunit.
Pullsprung-loadedringattopof
framestoremovedrawhandle.Lay
unitonitsbackandrefitdrawhandle
fromtopofframe.
•Donotexceedloadcapacityshownonwarninglabel.
Always...
Beforeuseregularlycheckskootsfor
looseormissingnutsandbolts,stress
cracks,brokenwelds,worntyresand
bearingsandgeneralwearandtear.
Keepwithinthesafeworkingloadas
designatedonthesideoftheskootsunits.
Keeptheworkingareafreefromhazards,
suchasdebris,electricalcables,potholes,
deepgullies,etc.
Lifttheloadevenlyanduseminimum
groundclearance.
Ensureyoucanseewhereyouaregoing
orgetacolleaguetohelpandguideyou.
Usearampwhennegotiatingakerbor
steps.
StoreSkootsinanuprightposition.
Never...
Underestimateweightandoverloadthe
Skootsunits.
Usewornordefectivestraps.
Raisetheloadwithoutitbeingsecurely
strapped.
Raisetheloadhigherthannecessary.
Placeyourhandsorfeetundertheloador
movingpartswhentheloadisraised.
UseSkootsonasteephillorincline.
Movetheloadfasterthanitissafe,to
ensureyoucankeepitundercontroland
upright.
Leavearaisedloadunattended.
Attachcranesorotherliftingtackleto
Skootsunits.
Interferewiththesealsorhydraulics.
* Not applicable on SK300N
** Only applicable on SK600 – SK2000 models