Elevating/Lowering Platform; Transporting, Lifting, And Tie-Down Procedures; Loading - JLG EcoLift 50 Operation And Safety Manual

Elevating/Lowering Platform

1. Check for overhead obstructions.
2. To elevate the platform, pull out on the flywheel handle and
turn flywheel clockwise.
3. To lower the platform, pull out on the flywheel handle and
turn flywheel counterclockwise.
4. To stop elevating and lowering operation, stop turning the
flywheel and release the handle. Continue to turn flywheel
slightly to lock handle in place when released.
CRUSHING HAZARD - BE AWARE OF DESCENDING PLATFORM WHEN LOWERING THE
PLATFORM. KEEP HANDS OR FEET OFF THE MAST ASSEMBLY AND FROM BENEATH
PLATFORM.
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SECTION 3 - MACHINE OPERATION
3.7 TRANSPORTING, LIFTING, AND TIE-DOWN
PROCEDURES

Loading

If loading machine up a ramp onto a trailer with the aid of a winch, con-
nect the winch cable to the castor/gate end of the chassis using the tie-
down holes provided. First run a strap through the holes and then con-
nect the winch cable to the strap.
Ensure the castors are rolling freely and the platform is fully lowered to
the transport position. Before disconnecting the machine from the
winch cable, engage each castor brake.
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