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

10. Operation
Starting From Platform Control Box
Machines with Hydraulic Controls
Be fore you be gin to op er ate the MHP15/44HD V2
from the plat form 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 plat form con trol box
you must first set some switches on the ground
con trol box, in clud ing set ting the sta bi lis ers and
lev el ling the ma chine.
(See page 9-2 for in for ma tion on set ting the sta bi -
lis ers)
1. In sert the key
into the Plat form / Ground
Se lec tor Switch at the ground con trol box
and se lect plat form (see Fig ure 10.19).
FUEL BOOMS
ELECTRIC STABILISER
PLATFORM
ON
OFF
ON
BASE
Figure 10.19 - Ground Switch Settings
2. Set the Booms/Sta bi liser Se lec tor
Booms (see Figure 10.19).
Figure 10.20
3. En ter the plat form, close the grav ity gate
and at tach the lan yard of your safety harness
to one (1) of the an chor points
10.20).
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EMERGENCY ENABLE
LOWER
START CHOKE
13540-1 REV B
to
,
(see Fig ure
Rev B
4. Set the Emergency Stop switch
See Figure 10.21.
FUEL
LIFT
ENABLE
lb
kg
ELECTRIC
RIGHT UP
UPPER
LOWER
SLEW
BOOM BOOM
LEFT DOWN DOWN
Figure 10.21 - Machines with Steel Platfroms
FUEL
LIFT
ENABLE
lb
kg
ELECTRIC
Figure 10.21 - Machines with Non-Insulated
Fibreglass Platfroms
FUEL
ELECTRIC
EMERGENCY
LOWER
RIGHT UP
LOWER UPPER
SLEW
BOOM
BOOM
LEFT DOWN DOWN
Figure 10.21 - LV Machines with Insulated
Fibreglass Platforms
5. If the engine is at ambient temperature (cold),
hold the Choke Switch
down throughout the next step.
6. 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 , if you used it.
to (ON)
EMERGENCY CHOKE START
LOWER
UP UP RIGHT
JIB
ROTATE
BOOM
DOWN LEFT
EMERGENCY
CHOKE START
LOWER
CHOKE
LIFT
lb
kg
ENABLE
START
UP UP RIGHT
JIB
ROTATE
BOOM
DOWN LEFT
(see Figure10.21)
and
MHP15/44HD V2 – 13620-1