Unloading The Cot - Ferno 24 User Manual

5.8 Unloading the Cot

Use additional help as needed to unload a cot from a vehicle when
the cot is carrying a body. See "Using Additional Help" on page 7.
Maintain control of the cot at all times.
1. Disengage the cot fastener.
2. Grasp the corners of the cot main frame with an underhand grip
and support the cot.
3. Squeeze and hold the operator-end leg control handle and
begin pulling the cot from the vehicle.
4. Hold the cot high enough to allow the operator-end legs to unfold
completely and lock into place. You may need to lift the operator
end higher than normal when:
the vehicle is on an incline.
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the cot is carrying an extremely heavy body. (This may compress
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the vehicle shocks, making the vehicle lower to the ground than
normal.)
5. Release the control handle after the operator-end legs have
locked into place. Set the operator-end transport wheels on the
ground.
6. Before continuing to Step 7: keep the loading wheels inside the
vehicle until you verify that the loading-end legs have locked.
7. Continue pulling the cot out of the vehicle until the loading-end
legs unfold completely and lock into place (Figure 12).
To test if the loading-end legs have locked, attempt to push the
cot inside the vehicle. If the loading-end legs f-old, they are not
locked.
If the vehicle is on an incline, you may need to lift the cot
completely off the ground to provide clearance for the loading-
end legs to unfold completely and lock into place. Use additional
help if needed. See "Operator Height and Strength" and "Using
Additional Help" on page 7.
8. Lower the cot until all four transport wheels are on the ground.
9. Roll the cot out of the vehicle.
10. Model 24H: After the cot has been unloaded from the vehicle,
lower the loading end of the cot to a level rolling position.
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Using the Cot
Always keep the loading wheels on the vehicle floor until
both sets of legs have completely unfolded and locked into
place.
The weight of an extremely heavy body may compress
the vehicle shocks, lowering the vehicle and requiring the
operator and helpers to lift the cot higher than normal in
order to allow the legs to lock.
If the vehicle is parked facing downhill, you will need to hold
the cot higher than normal to provide sufficient ground
clearance for the legs to unfold completely and lock into place.
© Ferno-Washington, Inc. / 234-0008-09 / February 2018
NOTICE
Keep Loading Wheels Inside
Vehicle Until You Confirm the
Legs Have Locked
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