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Section 5 – Operation
5.7 Make the platform level
with the base control
console
1. Move and hold the start/function enable/
emergency power switch to the function enable
position.
2. Move the platform-leveling override switch to
the up or down position. Release the switch to
stop.
5.8 Operate with the
emergency power switch
at the base control
console
This switch enables all of the functions, with the
exception of drive, if there is an engine malfunction.
Refer to
Section 6.1
for the emergency-lowering
procedure.
5.9 Energize the platform
control console
1. Turn the main power disconnect switch to the
on position.
2. Turn the off/base/platform key switch to the
platform position.
3. Pull the emergency-stop button on the base
control console.
WARNING
Fall hazard. Use the three points of contact
principle when you enter or exit the platform. If
you do not obey, there is a risk of death or serious
injury.
WARNING
Fall hazard. Do not operate the controls on the
platform control console without the correct fall-
protection attached to the designated location in
the platform. If you do not obey, there is a risk of
death or serious injury.
4. Enter the platform and close the gate or drop
bar.
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Make the platform level with the base control console
5. Attach the body-harness lanyards of each
occupant to the fall-protection anchorage points.
The fall-protection anchorage points are rated
for one person per anchorage.
6. Pull the emergency-stop button on the platform
control console.
7. Select the start position from the engine start/
on/off switch until the engine starts.
IMPORTANT
The maximum platform capacity changes with the
boom position. The indicator lights on the base
and platform control consoles show if the platform
is in the high or low capacity zone.
WARNING
Do not over crank the starter. If the engine does
not start after you try to start it multiple times,
lock and tag the MEWP . Remove the MEWP for
servicing. If you do not obey, there is a risk of
death or serious injury.
NOTE
The engine will not start if you press the
footswitch.
8. Move the throttle switch to the low or high
position.
WARNING
Do not drive or steer the MEWP when the platform
position does not give you a clear view of the
base. Cordon-off your area of operation from other
personnel or equipment. If you do not obey, there
is a risk of death or serious injury.
SJ82 T, SJ86 T
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