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24•MAXX®, 24•miniMAXX®, 24H•miniMAXX®
Using the Features
5.3 Control handles
The cot has three control handles. Use the controls to unlock
the legs to raise or lower the cot, to load the cot into a
vehicle, or to unload the cot from a vehicle.
raising Or lOWering The COT
LOADIG ED:
Use the (black) loading-end leg control
handle at the loading end of the cot (Figure 5) to raise or
lower the loading end of the cot.
ote:
If you have a Model 24H-miniMAXX, remember there
is an extra position at the loading end. The loading position
is used only to load the cot into the vehicle. See the Loading
Height reference points on page 9.
OPERATOR ED:
Use the (red) operator-end leg control
handle at the operator end of the cot (Figure 6)
to raise or
lower the operator end of the cot.
TWO OPERATORS:
Two operators can raise or lower
both ends of the cot simultaneously. See
Changing Cot
Levels With Two Operators,
page 17.
lOaDing/UnlOaDing The COT
To load the cot into a vehicle, the operator uses both
operator-end control handles in sequence.
As the cot is pushed into the vehicle, the operator uses
first the black, loading-end leg control handle (Figure 6) to
unlock the loading-end legs. As the cot is pushed further
into the vehicle, the operator uses the red operator-end leg
control handle to unlock the operator-end legs. See
Loading
the Cot,
page 21.
When unloading the cot from a vehicle, the operators
uses only the red operator-end leg control handle. See
Unloading the Cot,
page 22.
ote:
Model 24H-miniMAXX users must raise the loading
end of the cot to the loading position
before
the cot can be
loaded into a vehicle. See the Loading Height reference
points on page 9.
important
COnTrOl-hanDle reMinDer
Both control handles for the loading-end legs are black.
The control handle for the operator-end legs is red.
Figure 6 - Operator-End Control Handles
Loading-end Leg Control
Handle (Black)
Used to Load Cot Only
Operator-end Leg Control
Handle (Red)
Figure 5 - Loading-end Leg Control Handle
Loading-end
Leg Control Handle (Black)
