Tie Down Procedures - JLG 15MVL Operation And Safety Manual

SECTION 3 - MACHINE CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND OPERATION
3.11 TRANSPORTING, LIFTING AND

TIE DOWN PROCEDURES

General
All MVL and MSP Model Personnel Lifts may be transported to a
work site using the following methods:
• Driving the machine around on its base wheels if travel sur-
face area permits.
• Loaded, IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ONLY onto a heavy-duty
vehicle with the payload capacity capable of supporting
the full weight of the machine (Check machine gross weights
in the Operating Spec Chart at the beginning of this Section).
• Moved with a fork-lift truck using the fork-lift pockets in the
base frame.
Truck Transport
DO NOT TRANSPORT THE MACHINE IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION DUE TO
LEAKAGE OF BATTERY ACID FROM THE BATTERIES OR HYDRAULIC FLUID
FROM THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR.
The machine may be winched onto a tilted roll-back truck bed
(see important note following) which has been rolled back to
ground level. Disengage the brakes and always winch (pull)
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from the mast (rear) end of the machine, using the rear tie-down
loop attached to the base frame.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE MACHINE ONTO, OFF OF, OR PUSH MACHINE
ONTO A TILTED ROLL-BACK TRUCK BED.
THE MVL AND MSP MACHINES POWER MODULE COULD SUSTAIN SERIOUS DAMAGE
WHEN THE UNIT IS PUSHED, OR TOWED AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 2 MPH.
WHEN TOWING OR WINCHING, THE MACHINE'S BRAKES MUST BE DISENGAGED.
RE-ENGAGE THE BRAKES ONCE MACHINE IS IN PLACE WITH TRUCK BED LEVEL AND
READY FOR TIE DOWN.
TIE DOWN LOOPS ARE PROVIDED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE BASE FRAME TO SECURE
MACHINE TO BED OF TRANSPORT VEHICLE.
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