Genie Z-33/18 Operator's Manual page 37

First edition • First Printing
Operation from Platform
1 Turn the key switch to platform control.
2 Pull out both ground and platform red Emergency
Stop buttons to the on position.
To Position Platform
1 Set the boom function speed controller to the
desired speed.
Note: Drive and steer functions are not affected by
the boom function speed controller.
2 Press down the foot switch.
3 Slowly move the appropriate function control
handle or toggle switch according to the
markings on the control panel.
To Steer
1 Press down the foot switch.
2 Turn the steer wheels with the thumb rocker
switch located on top of the drive control
handle.
Use the color-coded direction arrows on the
platform controls and the drive chassis to identify
the direction the wheels will turn.
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Operating Instructions
To Drive
1 Press down the foot switch.
2 Increase speed: Slowly move the drive control
handle off center.
Decrease speed: Slowly move the drive control
handle toward center.
Stop: Return the drive control handle to center
or release the foot switch.
Use the color-coded direction arrows on the
platform controls and the drive chassis to identify
the direction the machine will travel.
Machine travel speed is restricted when the booms
are raised or extended.
Driving on a slope
Determine the uphill, downhill and side slope ratings
for the machine and determine the slope grade.
Maximum slope rating,
platform downhill
(gradeability):
30% (17°)
Maximum slope rating,
platform uphill:
20% (11°)
Maximum side slope rating:
25% (14°)
Note: Slope rating is subject to ground conditions
and adequate traction.
Be sure the boom is below horizontal and the
platform is between the circle-end wheels.
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