Stabiliser Controls; Self Levelling Stabilisers (Option) - Snorkel MHP 15/44HD Operator's Manual

8 Controls - Hydraulic
5. Emergency Lower Control: Allows the
platform to be lowered in the event of an
emergency (Figure 8.12).See Chapter 11
"Emergency Operation" for details of
emergency lowering procedures.
Figure 8.12 - Emergency Lower Valve -
Non-Insulated Fibreglass Basket
1. Slew: LEFT rotates the entire turntable and
boom to the left. RIGHT rotates the entire
turntable and boom to the right.
2. Lower Boom: UP raises the lower boom.
DOWN lowers the lower boom.
3. Upper Boom: UP raises the upper boom.
DOWN lowers the upper boom.
4. Jib Boom: UP raises the jib boom. DOWN
lowers the jib boom.
5. Platform Rotate: (Option) LEFT rotates the
platform left. RIGHT rotates the platform
right.
Items 1 through 5 (see Fig ure 8.13) are the plat form
mov ing con trol le vers.
All le ver move ment is ver ti cal. This pro duces a cor -
re spond ing left/right move ment for con trol le vers
and , an up/down move ment for con trol le vers
and , and an ex tend/re tract move ment for con -
trol le ver .
Figure 8.13 - Upper Controls - Non-Insulated
Fibreglass Basket, Platform Movement
Control Valve levers
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Stabiliser Controls

Figure 8.14 - Stabiliser Controls (Manual)
1. Boom / Stabiliser Switch: Ensure the
boom/stabiliser switch on the lower control
box is set to stabiliser (see Item 5 on page 2
of this chapter)
NOTE:
Ensure that the front stabilisers are lowered first
to prevent damage to the jockey wheel.
2. Valve Levers: Operate the valve levers
activate the stabilisers and level the
machine.
3. Bubble level: Use the bubble level to level
the machine.
Figure 8.15 - Bubble Level

Self Levelling Stabilisers (Option)

Figure 8.16 - Self Levelling Stabiliser Controls
Rev F
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