Setting The Stabilisers Manually; Starting From Ground Control Box; Starting From Platform Control Box - Snorkel MHP1335 Operation Manual

NOTE:
Although this option is designed to automatically
set the sta bi lis ers it is also possible to set the
sta bi lis ers manually.

Setting the stabilisers manually

1. Operate each switch
raise or lower each stabiliser one (1) at a
time. Use the level bubble (see Figure 2.7 in
Safety Devices Chapter) to check the
machine is level.
WARNING
When levelling the machine in either the
manual or automatic mode care is required
to ensure that all of the foot plates are firmly
on the ground, the machine is level and the
lift enable light is ON before entering the
platform.

Starting From Ground Control Box

Be fore you be gin to op er ate the MHP13/35 /
MHP15/44 V3 from the ground con trol box, a qual i -
fied op er a tor must per form the "Daily In spec tion
and Main te nance" as de scribed in chap ter 7, of this
man ual.
To start the en gine from the ground con trol box do
the fol low ing:
1. Set the Emergency Stop switch
(see Figure 8.5).
ENABLE
LOWER
BOOM
ENABLE
PLATFORM
FUEL
ON
OFF
ON
ELECTRIC
BASE
Fig ure 8.5 - Ground Con trol Box Start ing
2. nsert the key and set the Platform/Ground
Selector switch
8.5).
3. If the en gine is at am bi ent tem per a ture
(cold), hold the Choke / Cold Start Switch
DOWN through out the next step.
MHP13/35 & MHP15/44 V3 – 13619-1
(see Figure 8.4) to
to ON
LIFT
SLEW
BOOMS
STABILISER START CHOKE
to GROUND (see Figure
5. Press DOWN on the Start Switch and hold it
there until the engine starts or for a
max i mum time of 6 sec onds. When the
en gine starts re lease the start switch
the choke switch
Figure 8.5).
If the engine does not start in 6 seconds
release the start switch and release the
choke. Wait 60 seconds before trying to
restart the engine again. Continual cranking
of the starter motor will only result in its
damage.
The en gine should now be run ning, and the MHP is
ready to be gin work.

Starting From Platform Control Box

Be fore you be gin to op er ate the MHP13/35 /
MHP15/44 / MHP15/44 Mark II from the plat form
con trol box, a qual i fied op er a tor must per form the
"Daily In spec tion and Main te nance" as de scribed
in chap ter 7, of this man ual.
To start the en gine from the plat form con trol box
you must first set some switches on the ground
con trol box, in clud ing set ting the out rig gers and
lev el ing the ma chine.
(See page 8-2 for in for ma tion on set ting the sta bi -
lis ers)
1. Insert the key
Selector Switch at the ground control box
and select PLATFORM (see Figure 8.6).
LOWER
BOOM
ENABLE
PLATFORM
ON
OFF
ON
BASE
2. Set the Booms / Stabiliser Selector Switch
(see Figure 8.6) at the ground control box
to BOOMS.
Rev C
8. Operation
, if you used it (see
CAUTION
into the Platform / Ground
LIFT
ENABLE
SLEW
FUEL BOOMS
ELECTRIC STABILISER START
Figure 8.6
page 8 - 3
and
CHOKE