Report this forum post

Hi, i'm new in here.
I just bought an Clark TM12 forklift. This is my first forklift, so i need a users manual, service manual, and maybe a wirediagram (Having some troubles)

Well, the forklift drives well, except, It can't raise the forks, and the steering don't work either.

I dit find the contactors/relays? that starts the steeringunit, and the hydraulicunit.
If i give the coil power directly from a powersource, the respective device start. ie. the steeringmotor, or the hydraulic unit to lift and tilt the forks.
As an "emergency-repair" to use the forklift, i coupled a relay to the switch sitting near the levers to raise/lower/tilt, and it works great.
The steeringunit is started by a switch, coupled to a relay. So everything is working, just not the correct way.


It will be nice to find the failure, so everything works like the factory had in mind. So i have a bounch of questions
Why is there 4 switches to the steering? And what are they starting/stopping? I see two of the switches, triggers another relay (Not the one that starts the motor)
There is a box labeled Pulsomatic Mk. X, i don't know if that is a sort of controller?

What can i do to locate the failure? Bad connections, broken controller?

Thanks in advance. (And sorry, English ins't my native language)
  • Posted 21 Dec 2008 19:34
  • By Carsten_S
  • joined 8 Dec'08 - 4 messages
  • Ã…rhus, Denmark

This is ONLY to be used to report flooding, spam, advertising and problematic (harassing, abusive or crude) posts.

Indicates mandatory field
Movers & Shakers
Jett Chitanand Jett Chitanand
President EPG Americas, Ehrhardt Partner Group (EPG)
CEO, Duravant
Manager of automated solutions engineering and implementation, MHS Lift
President and CEO, Manitou Group
Fact of the week
Foundling hatches are safe, anonymous drop-off points for unwanted infants, allowing parents in crisis a way to surrender a baby safely without fear of punishment, ensuring the child is rescued and cared for. The concept started in the 12th century, was abandoned in the late 19th century, then reintroduced in 1952. It has since been adopted in many countries.
Latest job alerts …
Dayton, OH, United States
Erie, PA, United States
Movers & Shakers
Jett Chitanand Jett Chitanand
President EPG Americas, Ehrhardt Partner Group (EPG)
CEO, Duravant
Manager of automated solutions engineering and implementation, MHS Lift
President and CEO, Manitou Group