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4.4
DRIVING CONTROLS
1)
Check proposed route for possible hazards, obstructions and personnel.
2)
Depress footswitch located on platform floor.
3)
Set the speed selector switch on the platform control station as required.
Low Drive (Tortoise) - gives low speed.
Off-road (High Gradeability) - gives intermediate speed and high gradeability.
High Drive (Hare) - gives high speed.
Note; High Drive Speed is only available when the booms are in the stowed position. The
HR15N/17N will default to an Elevated (Low) Drive speed whenever the booms are
elevated.
If the machine is driven on slopes exceeding 10
(High Gradeability). To return the machine to Low or High Drive, drive on to level ground (<10
then release and reactivate the joystick or footswitch.
4)
Select drive joystick from the platform control panel.
Push forward for FORWARD DRIVE
Pull backwards for REVERSE DRIVE
Steering is controlled by the rocker-switch button on the top of the joystick.
Left for STEER LEFT
Right for STEER RIGHT
The driving horn is activated by a button on the platform controls.(Refer to Section 4.3.1)
All boom control levers and drive joystick give a fully proportional response therefore the more the lever
is moved away from the centre Off position the faster the function will become.
Maximum drive speed is only attainable when all booms are fully stowed and the speed selector is in
the High Drive position (clockwise).
When driving with the booms fully stowed, the Tilt Alarm is bypassed to allow the Niftylift to be driven
in areas where the slope exceeds the three degree working limit. In normal operation the drive is
therefore unaffected when driven onto a slope in excess of three degrees, until the booms are raised,
whereupon the drive would be disabled and the tilt alarm sounds continuously.
English/USA – 05/15
Original instructions
DO NOT OPERATE THE NIFTYLIFT WHILST ELEVATED UNLESS ON A FIRM,
LEVEL SURFACE FREE FROM ANY POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS OR HAZARDS
BOTH AT GROUND LEVEL AND OVERHEAD.
ALL NIFTYLIFTS ARE FITTED WITH A TILT ALARM - PRE-SET IN THE FACTORY.
ONCE ENERGISED, THE NIFTYLIFT WILL LOSE ALL POWER TO DRIVE
FUNCTIONS AND A LOUD AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE ACTIVATED.
TO DE-ACTIVATE, LOWER THE BOOMS FULLY TO THEIR STOWED POSITION
AND RE-POSITION BASE ON FIRM, LEVEL GROUND.
IF ALARM SOUNDS - DESCEND IMMEDIATELY AND RE-LEVEL MACHINE BASE.
Height Rider/SP Series
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