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SECTION 4 - MACHINE OPERATION
Traveling Forward and Reverse
1.
At Platform Controls, with the engine running,
pull out Emergency Stop switch and activate
footswitch.
2.
Position Drive control to Forward or
Reverse as desired.
3.
Depress footswitch, move joystick (Drive/
Steer Control) to select desired direction of
travel (forward or reverse), move Drive/
Steer control to Right for smooth turn to
right and Left for smooth turn to left.
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4.
To obtain sharp turns, move Drive
Speed/Torque Select switch to the
back position, slow down the travel
speed and move the Drive control
lever to Right for a turn to the right and to Left for a turn to
the left. The sharpest possible turn is achieved when the joy-
stick is in the position to command one track to stop and the
other to move slowly.
TURN IN PLACE ONLY IN AN AREA FREE OF OBSTACLES AND ONLY WITH THE BOOM
FULLY RETRACTED. USE SLOW, GENTLE CONTROL MOVEMENTS AND DO NOT OPERATE
ANY OTHER FUNCTIONS DURING COUNTER-ROTATION.
5.
To obtain counter-rotation (turn in place), stop the machine,
move the Drive/Steer control lever directly to Right to get
clockwise rotation and to Left to get counterclockwise rota-
tion.
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