Figure 2-17.—Bare tine extenders.The marking of the center of balance is notnecessary on individual 463L pallets. When 463Lpallet loads are built correctly, the center of balancewill be at or near the center. The pallets are weighedby using portable scales. The weight of the dunnagemust be weighed with the pallet. The scaled weight ofthe pallet is recorded on the manifest and labeled oneach side (88-inch dimension) of the 463L pallet.Handling and loading 463L pallets with aforklift requires the use of fork extensions (tine forkextenders in order to support the weight and size ofthe pallet fully. Technical publications that governloading procedures for aircraft require forklift tinesbe a minimum of 72 inches in length.Tine extenders are designed in twoconfigurations: bare tine extenders (fig. 2-17) androllerized tine extenders (fig. 2-18). The rollerizedversion of tine extenders is best suited for therapid handling of 463L pallets, while the bare tineextenders are more useful in pallet building andthe placement of mobile loads on beds of vehicles.Either type of extender is acceptable and can belocally manufactured; however, extreme caremust be exercised when handling 463L pallets,because the tine tips can easily damage a palletsurface and render it unusable. To allow forunloading aircraft and handling pallets at thecampsite, you must ensure a set of tine forkextensions are embarked with the cargoFigure 2-18.—Rollerized tine extenders.2-13
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