Moving The Platform; From Ground Control Box - Snorkel MHP1335 Operation Manual

8. Operation
Figure 8.7
3. Enter the platform, close the gravity gate
and attach the lanyard of your safety harness
to one (1) of the anchor points
8.7).
UPPER
BOOM
LOWER
BOOM
SLEW
13371-3 REV A
FUEL
ELECTRIC START
Figure 8.8
4. Set the Emergency Stop switch
(see Figure 8.8).
5. If the engine is at ambient temperature (cold),
hold the Choke Switch
DOWN throughout the next step.
7. Press down on the Start Switch
it there until the engine starts or for a
maximum time of 6 seconds. When the
engine starts, release the start switch
the choke switch
Figure 8.8).
CAUTION
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
MHP13/35 / MHP15/44 V3 is ready to be gin work.
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(see Figure
LIFT
ENABLE
lb
kg
JIB
BOOM
ROTATE
PLATFORM
SPEED
13371-2
CHOKE EMERGENCY LOWER ENABLE
to (ON)
(see Figure 8.8)
and hold
and
, if you used it (see

Moving The Platform

The en gine should al ready be run ning (as de -
scribed ear lier in this chap ter), be fore you start this
sec tion.
DO NOT operate near energised electrical
conductors. Maintain the (M.S.A.D.),
Minimum Safe Approach Distance to
energised power lines. See the "Electrical
Hazard" section, in this manual for a
complete explanation of the hazards
c o n c e r n i n g e l e c t ri c i t y . M a i n ta i n t h e
clearances shown on the decal attached to
the platform.
,
Be certain that the space into which you are
about to move the platform, boom, turntable,
and/or chassis is free of obstructions.
ALWAYS look in the direction of movement.
When you operate from the platform control
box, be sure that the lanyard of your safety
harness is attached to an anchor point on
the platform mount. Also, be sure that
platform gate is closed behind you.

From Ground Control Box

Each of the ways the plat form can move is shown in
the fol low ing il lus tra tion:
These plat form mov ing switches, (
will pro duce the fol low ing move ment .
SPEED
LOWER
BOOM
ENABLE
PLATFORM
Figure 8.9 - Movement Control, Ground
1. Lower Boom Switch: Moving this switch UP
will raise the lower boom, whilst pressing it
DOWN will cause the lower boom to
descend.
Rev C
DANGER
WARNING
through
UPPER
JIB
BOOM
BOOM
LIFT
ENABLE
SLEW
Control Box
MHP13/35 & MHP15/44 V3 – 13619-1
),
lb
kg