Vestil FE series User Manual

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should be at least two-thirds of load length.” NOTE: B56.1-2009 is not law, so the recommendations are not
compulsory. However, a prior version, B56.1-1969, was incorporated by reference into OSHA regulation, and
therefore, is treated as if it were law.

5. Contact the manufacturer of your fork lift to verify that your fork extensions can safely be used with the fork lift. The

manufacturer must also provide updated labels/tags for the fork lift because, of course, regulations impose these
obligations:

“Modifications and additions which affect [fork lift] capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the
customer or user without manufacturer’s prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance
instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.” See 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4).
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“If [your fork lift] truck is equipped with front-end attachments [like fork extensions] other than factory installed
attachments, the user shall request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the
approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally
centered.” See 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5).

NOTE: Although the regulations cited above seem to impose a duty on the manufacturer of your fork truck to evaluate
the safety of equipping your forklift with fork extensions, the manufacturer may appropriately refuse to do so. In that
case, you should hire a “Qualified Registered Professional Engineer” to “perform a safety analysis and address any
safety and/or structural issues contained in the manufacturer&39;s [manufacturer’s] negative response prior to granting
approval. Machine data plates must be changed accordingly.” See April 11, 1997 OSHA letter of interpretation to Mr.
Kenneth J. Yotz titled, “Powered industrial truck modifications and approval” accessible at

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=22384

Installation

Standard Welded Loop Tine Lock (Models FE-x-xx)

Raise the forks/tines approximately 4-6in. from the
ground. Lift the nose of the fork extension so that the
extension is angled at 45° to the ground/floor. Guide
the tine lock loop underneath the tapered end of the
tine; slide the fork extension onto the tine until it
reaches the heel of the tine; then lower the extension
onto the fork once the tine lock is behind the heel of the
tine

Removable Pin Tine Lock (Models FE-x-xx-P)

Remove the lock pin and place the fork extension over
the fork truck’s fork so it is all the way back against the
fork’s heel. Reinstall the locking pin behind the heel of
the tine.

FIG. 3: Optional removable pin tine lock

Fork extension

FIG. 2: Standard
tine loop

Fork / tine

Fork extension

Fork / Tine

Cotter pin

Tine lock
loop

Lock pin