Ballymore PLD PLUS, Instruction Handbook Manual

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- OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE OPERATING THIS PLD, PLEASE FOLLOW THE WARNINGS AND
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CHAPTER 3). BEFORE OPERATING THIS PLD, ENSURE THAT
THE LOAD OR OTHER EQUIPMENT DOES NOT CAUSE INSUFFICIENT VISIBILITY!
- Parking
DO NOT PARK THE PLD ON INCLINED SURFACES
The PLD is equipped with an electromagnetic failsafe stopping
and parking brake.
Always fully lower the platform and drive the PLD to a safe area.
Press the E-stop button to turn off PLD.
- TRAVELLING
TRAVEL ON INCLINES ONLY WITH THE LOAD FACING UPHILL
.
DO NOT TRAVEL ON INCLINES MORE
THAN SPECIFIED.
TRAVELLING IS ONLY
ALLOWED IF THE DECK IS
LOWERED DOWN TO THE
LIFTING POINT (<12in).
After starting the PLD by pulling
out the E-Stop and typing in
code, move the tiller to the
Operating zone
(‘F’, fig.11).
Turn
the accelerator button to the desired direction forward ‘Fw.’ Or backwards ‘Bw.’(fig.
11).
Control the travelling speed by moving the accelerator button (13) carefully until you
reached the desired speed.
If you move the accelerator button back to the neutral position, the controller
decelerates the PLD until the PLD stops. If the PLD stopped, the parking brake will be
engaged.
Drive the PLD carefully to the destination. Watch the route conditions and adjust the
travelling speed with the accelerator- button.
- Steering
You steer the PLD by moving the tiller to the left or right side.