Oshkosh JLG 520AJ, Operation And Safety Manual

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SECTION 4 - MACHINE OPERATION
3121664 – JLG Lift – 4-9
DO NOT DRIVE WITH BOOM OUT OF TRANSPORT MODE EXCEPT ON A SMOOTH, FIRM
AND LEVEL SURFACE.
TO AVOID LOSS OF TRAVEL CONTROL OR “TIP OVER”, DO NOT DRIVE MACHINE ON
GRADES EXCEEDING THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS SECTION
OF THIS MANUAL.
DO NOT DRIVE ON SIDESLOPES WHICH EXCEED 5 DEGREES.
USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE AND AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE
PLATFORM IS ELEVATED.
BEFORE DRIVING, LOCATE THE BLACK/WHITE ORIENTATION ARROWS ON BOTH THE
CHASSIS AND THE PLATFORM CONTROLS. MOVE THE DRIVE CONTROLS IN A DIREC-
TION MATCHING THE DIRECTIONAL ARROWS FOR THE INTENDED DIRECTION OF
TRAVEL.
Traveling Forward and Reverse
1. At Platform Controls, pull out Emergency Stop
switch, start the engine, and activate foot-
switch.
2. Position Drive controller to Forward
or Reverse as desired.
This machine is equipped with a Drive Orientation Indicator. The
yellow light on the platform control console indicates that the
boom is swung beyond the rear drive tires and the machine may
Drive/Steer in the opposite direction from the movement of the
controls. If the indicator is illuminated, operate the Drive function
in the following manner:
1. Match the black and
white direction arrows
on both platform con-
trol console and the
chassis to determine
the direction the
machine will travel.
2. Push and release the Drive Orientation Over-
ride switch. Within 3 seconds, slowly move the
Drive control toward the arrow matching the
intended direction of machine travel. The indi-
cator light will flash during the 3 second inter-
val until the drive function is selected.