Starting From Ground Control Box; Machines With Hydraulic Controls - Snorkel MHP15HD Operator's Manual

UPPER
LOWER
13371-3 REV
Figure 10.16 - Movement Control, Platform
Control Box
You must be step ping on the plat form foot switch
when you use any of the plat form mov ing switches.
The plat form foot switch is a safety fea ture to pre -
vent the plat form from mov ing if a plat form mov ing
switch, or con trol ler, is ac ci den tally pushed.
Figure 10.17 - Platform Foot Switch
These plat form mov ing switches, (
will pro duce the fol low ing move ment.
1. Lower boom switch: Moving this switch up
will raise the lower boom, whilst pressing it
down will cause the lower boom to descend.
2. Upper boom switch: Moving this switch up
will raise the upper boom, whilst pressing it
down will cause the upper boom to descend.
3. Jib boom switch: Moving this switch up
causes the jib boom to extend, whilst moving
it down causes the jib boom to retract.
4. Slew switch: Pressing this switch to the left
causes the column/boom/platform assembly
to rotate to the right, whilst pressing the
switch to the left causes the
column/boom/platform assembly to rotate to
the left.
5. Platform rotate switch: Pressing the switch
to the left causes the 'platform only' to rotate
to the left, whilst pressing the switch to the
right causes the 'platform only' to rotate to
the right.
MHP15/44HD V2 – 13620-1
LIFT
ENABLE
lb
kg
JIB
ROTATE
PLATFOR
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Starting From Ground Control Box

Machines with Hydraulic Controls

Before you begin to operate the MHP15/44HD V2
from the ground control box, a qualified operator
must perform the "Pre-operational Inspection" as
described in chapter 9, of this manual.
To start the en gine from the ground con trol box do
the fol low ing:
1. Set the Emergency Stop switch
(see Figure 10.18).
FUEL
ELECTRIC STABILISER
PLATFORM
ON
OFF
ON
BASE
Figure 10.18 - Ground Control Box Starting
2. Set the Platform/Ground Selector switch
to GROUND (see Figure 10.18).
),
3. If the engine is at ambient temperature
(cold), hold the Choke / Cold Start Switch
(see Figure 10.18) down throughout the
next step.
4. Press down on the Start Switch and hold it
there un til the en gine starts or for a
max i mum time of 6 sec onds. When the
en gine starts re lease the start switch
the choke switch
Figure 10.18).
If the engine does not start in 6 seconds
release the start switch
choke. Wait 60 seconds before trying to
restart the engine again. Continual cranking
of the starter motor will only result in its
damage.
The en gine should now be run ning, and the sta bi -
lis ers need to be set be fore the MHP15/44HD V2 is
ready to be gin work (see 'set ting the sta bi lis ers' de -
scribed ear lier in this chap ter).
Rev B
10. Operation
to ON
EMERGENCY ENABLE
LOWER
BOOMS
START CHOKE
13540-1 REV B
, if you used it (see
CAUTION
and release the
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