Crown RR 5000:
Upper housing on handle cracking over time (almost annually)

Hello,
Anyone else having this issue with their narrow aisle crowns? We have had to replace quite a few. The mechanic says it is caused by misuse of handle.
  • Posted 31 Aug 2007 02:10
  • Discussion started by AngelM
  • Arizona, United States
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Yeah, we have keyed in on operator awareness of the proper use of the handles... Seems to have improved.
  • Posted 23 Dec 2009 01:52
  • Reply by AngelM
  • Arizona, United States
we have about 60 of these trucks and its very common

problemis that the handle covers are verry thin and fragile

they are a pain in the butt to replace due to a dual rollpin lock
  • Posted 22 Dec 2009 11:30
  • Reply by manny
  • California, United States
Is this a freezer operation? I have replaced a few of these, but not as often as you are replacing them. Do you have all the screws in that hold the handle halves together and are they the right length? I would order the screws next time you replace the handle halves just to make sure. Seems to me like there was someting you had to trim out of the handle when Crown changed the design if you had an older harness or what I call the thumball kit that goes through the handle. This should be in the instructions that come with the handle halves.
This could be how the operators are using the truck or maybe somethiing that is unique to your application or something in the air. I once worked in a large bakery that could not keep the rubber on the twist grips of a PE. They just quit replacing the grips and ran it with the hard plastic under the rubber grip.

It is very possilbe that this could be abuse.
  • Posted 16 Sep 2007 00:15
  • Modified 16 Sep 2007 00:20 by poster
  • Reply by Liftdoctor
  • Indiana, United States
Apparently across a fleet. I don't have that complete information yet but apparently this particular truck by itself has had the handle replaced 4 years in a row. It is used by multiple users on two shifts.
  • Posted 5 Sep 2007 00:44
  • Reply by AngelM
  • Arizona, United States
Is this on one particular truck,or across a fleet of RR5000 series trucks? I've replaced a few(Hundred) multi-task handle assemblies,in our area,ove the years. But only replaced two that where broke around the thumbwheel area.
  • Posted 1 Sep 2007 11:11
  • Reply by Truck_Tech
  • United States
Thanks for replying!

No, I'm refering to the plastic housing itself, upper part of it, near the "ball" area that houses the thumb wheel selector. Any input is appreciated, thanks.
  • Posted 31 Aug 2007 22:37
  • Reply by AngelM
  • Arizona, United States
Are you talking about the outer covering coming loose from the inner plastic base?
  • Posted 31 Aug 2007 10:42
  • Reply by Truck_Tech
  • United States

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