Dumping The Hopper - Elgin Pelican P Operator's Manual

NOTICE
Do not operate the conveyor in reverse for more than
15 seconds. Doing so may cause misalignment of the
conveyor belt and subsequent damage.
To reverse the conveyor, take the following steps.
1. Slow the engine.
2. Press the 3-position Conveyor Rotate switch
(49, Figure O-1) to Off until the conveyor
stops.
3. Press the switch to Reverse just long enough
to remove the jammed object.

DUMPING THE HOPPER

DANGER
!
Raise or dump hopper in areas free of power
lines. Before raising or tilting hopper, check
for adequate overhead and forward clearance.
Raise hopper only in areas with minimum
overhead clearance of 16 ft (5 m) and forward
clearance of 3 ft (1 m). Do not raise hopper
while under trees, bridges, etc.
CAUTION
!
Overloading the hopper can cause personal
injury or damage to the sweeper. Dump the
hopper frequently when loading heavy materi-
als.
1. Come to a complete stop on level surface.
2. Stop rotation of conveyor by using Conveyor
Rotate switch (49, Figure O-1).
3. As necessary, stop rotation of broom(s) by
using Broom Rotate switches (22, 27, 45).
4. Raise side broom(s) by using Broom Height
switches (26 and/or 46).
5. If sweeper has standard main broom suspen-
sion, use MB / Conv Height switch (50) to raise
main broom and conveyor.
If sweeper has hydraulic main broom suspen-
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