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10. Operation
Unlocking the booms
The boom lock pins must be re moved be fore op er -
at ing the booms (see Fig ures 10.9 and 10.10).
IMPORTANT
Failure to remove one (1) or both of the boom
lock pins before attempting to raise the
booms could result in damage to the
machine.
Re move the pin keeper
from the front boom cra dle lock
Figure 10.9 - Boom Cradle Lock
Re move the pin keeper
from the rear re strain ing lock. Place the pin in
the stor age re cep ta cle
PIN KEEPER
LOCATED ON
REVERSE SIDE
OF BOOM
Figure 10.10 - Boom Restraining Lock
Some early pro duc tion ma chines will have an ear -
lier style boom re strain ing latch (see Fig ure
10.10.2). Lift up the han dle and un latch the hook
from the catch
page 10 - 4
and then re move the pin
.
and then re move the pin
pro vided.
Rev B
Figure 10.10.2 - Boom Restraining Latch
Starting From Ground Control Box
Machines with Electric Controls
Be fore you be gin to op er ate the MHP15/44HD V2
from the ground con trol box, a qual i fied op er a tor
must per form the "Pre-op er a tional In spec tion" as
de scribed in chap ter 9, of this man ual.
To start the en gine from the ground con trol box do
the fol low ing:
1. Set the Emergency Stop switch
(see Figure 10.11).
ENABLE
LOWER
BOOM
ENABLE
PLATFORM
FUEL
ON
OFF
ON
ELECTRIC
BASE
Figure 10.11 - Ground Control Box Starting
2. In sert the key and set the Plat form/Ground
Se lec tor switch
Fig ure 10.11).
3. If the engine is at ambient temperature
(cold), hold the Choke / Cold Start Switch
(see Figure 10.11) down throughout the
next step.
to ON
LIFT
SLEW
BOOMS
STABILISER
START
CHOKE
to GROUND (Base) (see
MHP15/44HD V2 – 13620-1
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