JLG E450AJ, Operation And Safety Manual

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SECTION 4 - MACHINE OPERATION
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Platform Level Adjustment
To manually Level Up or Down - Position the Plat -
form/Level control switch Up or Down and hold
until the platform is level.
ONLY USE THE PLATFORM LEVELING OVERRIDE FUNCTION FOR SLIGHT LEVELING OF
THE PLATFORM. INCORRECT USE COULD CAUSE THE LOAD/OCCUPANT TO SHIFT OR
FALL. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
Platform Rotation
To rotate the platform to the left or right, use the
Platform Rotate control switch to select the direc
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tion and hold until desired position is reached.
4.7 BOOM
A RED TILT WARNING LIGHT IS LOCATED ON THE PLATFORM CONTROL INDICATOR PANEL
WHICH LIGHTS WHEN THE CHASSIS IS ON AN EXCESSIVE SLOPE. DO NOT SWING OR RAISE
BOOM ABOVE HORIZONTAL WHEN INDICATOR IS LIT.
DO NOT DEPEND ON THE TILT WARNING LIGHT AS A LEVEL INDICATOR FOR THE CHASSIS.
TILT ALARM INDICATES CHASSIS IS ON AN EXCESSIVE SLOPE (3 DEGREES OR GREATER).
CHASSIS MUST BE POSITIONED WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE OPERATING SLOPE BEFORE
SWINGING OR RAISING BOOM ABOVE HORIZONTAL OR DRIVING WITH THE BOOM ELE
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VATED.
TO AVOID TIP OVER IF RED TILT WARNING LIGHT LIGHTS WHEN THE BOOM IS RAISED
ABOVE HORIZONTAL, LOWER PLATFORM TO GROUND LEVEL. THEN REPOSITION MACHINE
SO THAT CHASSIS IS WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE OPERATING SLOPE BEFORE RAISING BOOM.
IF THE PLATFORM DOES NOT STOP WHEN A CONTROL SWITCH OR LEVER IS RELEASED,
REMOVE FOOT FROM FOOTSWITCH OR USE EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH TO STOP THE
MACHINE.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, DO NOT OPERATE MACHINERY IF ANY CONTROL LEVER OR TOG -
GLE SWITCH CONTROLLING PLATFORM MOVEMENT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE ‘OFF’ OR
NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN RELEASED.
TO AVOID A COLLISION AND INJURY IF PLATFORM DOES NOT STOP WHEN A CONTROL
SWITCH OR LEVER IS RELEASED, REMOVE FOOT FROM FOOTSWITCH OR USE EMER
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GENCY STOP SWITCH TO STOP THE MACHINE.