Operating Procedures; Control Stations; Emergency Stopping; Lower Control Box - Snorkel MHP1335 Operation Manual

Operating Procedures

This chap ter ex plains how to prop erly start and op -
er ate an MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3. Read and un -
der stand all the pre vi ous chap ters in this man ual
be fore you be gin to op er ate an MHP13/35 Mark II.
If you have a Bi-en ergy ma chine you will also
need to read the rel e vant sec tion in the Op tions
chap ter in con junc tion with this chapter.
CAUTION
If you use the MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3 for
painting be sure the optional sandblast
protection kit is installed to protect the
hydraulic cylinder rods from paint. Do not
leave the MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3 engine
running if you are sandblasting. Sand drawn
into the air intake can erode engine parts.

Control Stations

An MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3 can be op er ated
from the ground con trol box or from the plat form
con trol box. There are ba si cally two dif fer ences be -
tween ground con trol and plat form con trol op er a -
tions, both are safety re lated:
1. The ground control box can override the
platform control box at any time. If a person
operating the machine from the platform
becomes incapacitated, a person on the
ground can always take over machine control.
2. The outriggers can only be selected from the
ground control box and only when the
booms are in the stowed position.
DANGER
The MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3 is not
Electrically Insulated.
Death or Serious Injury to operating
personnel, can occur if the machine should
come into contact with energised electrical
wires during operation.
DO NOT attempt to operate the MHP13/35 /
MHP15/44 V3 ground controls if the
platform, booms, or any other conducting
part of an MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3 is in
contact with energised electrical wires or if
there is an immediate danger of such
contact.
NOTE
See the "Electrical Hazard" section, in this
manual for a complete explanation of the hazards
concerning electricity.
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Emergency Stopping

Lower Control Box

To stop an MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3, from the
lower control box push the Emergency Stop
switch in (see Figure 8.1).
SPEED
LOWER
BOOM
ENABLE
PLATFORM
ON
Figure 8.1 - Ground Con trol Box Emer gency
Stop Switch Lo ca tion.
Emergency Stopping

Upper Control Box

To stop an MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3 from the
upper control box push the Emergency Stop
switch in (see Figure 8.2).
UPPER
BOOM
LOWER
BOOM
13371-3 REV A SLEW
FUEL
ELECTRIC
Figure 8.2 - Platform Control Box Emergency
Stop Switch Location.
NOTE
For a complete discussion of the Emergency
Stop switches, see "Controls" chapter 6, in this
manual.
Rev C
8. Operation
UPPER
JIB
BOOM
BOOM
lb
kg
LIFT
ENABLE
SLEW
FUEL BOOMS
LIFT
ENABLE
kg
JIB
BOOM
ROTATE
PLATFORM
SPEED
START CHOKE EMERGENCY LOWER ENABLE
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