Driving Controls - nifty Heightrider HYBRID Series Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

Height Rider/SP Series
Operating & Safety Instructions
4.4

DRIVING CONTROLS

1) Check proposed route for possible hazards, obstructions and personnel.
2) Depress footswitch located on platform floor.
3) Set the speed selector switch on the platform control station as required.
Low Drive (Tortoise) - gives low speed and low engine revs.
High Drive (Hare) - gives high speed and high engine revs.
Off-road (High Gradeability) - gives low speed, high engine revs and high gradeability.
Note; High Drive Speed is only available when the booms are in the stowed position. The
HR15/17 will default to Low Drive speed whenever the booms are elevated.
4) Select drive joystick from the platform control panel.
Push forward for FORWARD DRIVE
Pull backwards for REVERSE DRIVE
Steering is controlled by the rocker-switch button on the top of the joystick
Left for STEER LEFT
Right for STEER RIGHT
The driving horn is activated by a button on the platform controls (Refer to Section 4.3.1).
All control levers give a fully proportional response therefore the more the lever is moved away from
the centre Off position the faster the function will become.
Maximum drive speed is only attainable when all booms are fully stowed and the speed selector is in
the High Drive (Hare) position (clockwise).
When driving with the booms fully stowed, the Tilt Sensor is bypassed to allow the Niftylift to be driven
in areas where the slope exceeds the pre-set working limit. In normal operation the drive is therefore
unaffected when driven onto a slope in excess of this limit, until the booms are raised, whereupon the
drive would be disabled and the tilt alarm sounds continuously.
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DO NOT OPERATE THE NIFTYLIFT WHILST ELEVATED UNLESS ON A FIRM,
LEVEL SURFACE FREE FROM ANY POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS OR HAZARDS
BOTH AT GROUND LEVEL AND OVERHEAD.
ALL NIFTYLIFTS ARE FITTED WITH A TILT ALARM - PRE-SET IN THE FACTORY.
ONCE ENERGISED, THE NIFTYLIFT WILL LOSE ALL POWER TO DRIVE
FUNCTIONS AND A LOUD AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE ACTIVATED.
TO DE-ACTIVATE, LOWER THE BOOMS FULLY TO THEIR STOWED POSITION
AND RE-POSITION BASE ON FIRM, LEVEL GROUND.
IF ALARM SOUNDS - DESCEND IMMEDIATELY AND RE-LEVEL MACHINE BASE.
English/USA – 04/14
Original instructions