Forklift Reversing Tips

The first thing you need to do when backing up is to choose a target, and this target is a stationary target. That is to say the destination of the car to travel. For novices, reversing only look at the rear of the car, which is wrong. To two points and one line, and shooting a gun is a reason.

1. Target selection for reversing
The first thing you need to do when backing up is to choose a target, and this target is a stationary target. That is to say the destination of the car to travel. For novices, reversing only look at the rear of the car, which is wrong. To two points and one line, and shooting a gun is a reason.

① By the rear window to watch the reversing car. Can the rear two corners of the carriage prevail. Select an appropriate target from the field, the door of the depot, or the building at the stopping position, and then back up according to the target.

② If you are backing up from the side, you may back up from the corner of the vehicle or the rear wheels. Select the appropriate target from the site, depot door or building in the resting position, and then, reverse according to the target.

When reversing, if someone directs, should work closely with the commanding officer with each other.

2. Driving Positions for Reversing
There are two kinds of driving posture when reversing, one is sitting, using the way to look at the reversing mirror, and the other is sitting sideways or twisting the head. But note that for safety do not stick your head to the outside of the car.
According to the outline of the forklift and loading width, height and traffic environment road conditions, when reversing, you should first observe the car under the car, the car behind the situation, you can use the following two methods.

① Watch the rear window to reverse. Driver's seat on the left side of the left hand holding the upper end of the steering wheel, the body tilted to the right to sit, the right arm resting on the upper end of the backrest, head towards the back. Keep your eyes on the rear target through the rear window. If the driver's seat is on the right, sit with your upper body tilted to the left.

②Gaze at the side of the reversing vehicle. Driver's seat on the left, the right hand holding the upper end of the steering wheel, the left hand on the door frame of the open door, the upper body tilted out of the cab, head toward the back, two eyes watching the rear target.

3. Reversing operation method
When reversing, you should first open the turn signal, sound the horn (not prohibited to sound the horn lot), observe the surrounding situation, choose to enter the target is not sure or necessary, you should get off the car to see and pay attention to the front and back there is no car. After selecting the target of backing up, in the case of stopping the vehicle, shift into reverse gear, according to the needs of the target in accordance with one of the above two backing up driving posture for backing up operations.

①Reverse in a straight line. The front wheels should be kept in the positive direction of reversing, and the steering wheel should be utilized in the same way as moving forward. If the rear of the car when reversing to the left (or right), you should immediately turn the steering wheel to the right (or left), to be the rear of the car straighten the steering wheel back to the right.

② Steering reverse. That is, change the direction of the side of the car, you should master the “slow driving, fast steering” method of operation. Reverse to pay attention to the situation behind the car. Reverse turn, the front outer wheel radius arc is greater than the rear wheel radius arc. Therefore, pay close attention to the wheels on the outside of the front of the car to avoid scraping with obstacles. At the same time, you should take care of the movement of the whole car. Reversing speed should be controlled within 5km/h. If you need to go forward or backward repeatedly due to the limitation of terrain or steering angle of the steering wheel in reversing, you should use the movement of the vehicle to turn the steering wheel quickly in the instant before each backward or forward approaching the stop, so as to prepare for steering for going forward or backward again, and you should not turn the steering wheel strongly after the vehicle stops.