Steering And Traveling; Steering - JLG 1230ES Operation And Safety Manual

SECTION 4 - MACHINE OPERATION

4.7 STEERING AND TRAVELING

DO NOT DRIVE WITH PLATFORM RAISED EXCEPT ON A SMOOTH, FIRM
AND LEVEL SURFACE FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS AND HOLES.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE MACHINE WITH THE PLATFORM
RAISED UNLESS THE POT HOLE PROTECTION SYSTEM BARS HAVE
BEEN FULLY LOWERED.
TO AVOID LOSS OF TRAVEL CONTROL OR UPSET ON GRADES AND
SIDESLOPES, DO NOT DRIVE MACHINE ON GRADES OR SIDESLOPES
EXCEEDING THOSE SPECIFIED. REFERENCE FIGURE 4-11. AND
TABLE 6-1.
1. Place power selector switch at the ground control station to
platform.
2. Position emergency stop switch at platform control station to
the on position.

Steering

On the platform control station, set the lift/drive select switch (1)
to the drive position.
To steer the machine, the thumb operated steer control switch
(2) on the joystick handle is positioned to the right (3) for traveling
4-10
Figure 4-9. Steering from Platform Control
right, or to the left (4) for traveling left. When released, the switch
will return to the center-off position and the wheels will remain in
the previously selected position. To return the wheels to the
straightened position, the switch must be activated in the opposite
direction until the wheels are centered.
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