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Mid-Mount Ascendant Aerial Tower / vii
FOREWORD
1.
Purpose of Manual
The information in this manual is for the operation and maintenance of Pierce aerial apparatus. It is intended to serve
as a guide to assist qualified operator’s and service personnel in the operation and maintenance of Pierce
apparatus.
Keep this manual with the apparatus at all times.
NOTE:
Some of the details of your apparatus’s design and construction may be unique to your department
alone. For this reason, information contained in this manual may be generic at times. Questions on
major inconsistencies between your apparatus’s configuration and the information contained in this
manual should be directed to your Pierce Dealer or Sales Representative.
2.
Scope
This operator’s manual provides operating and maintenance instructions for apparatus manufactured by Pierce
Manufacturing Inc.
This manual provides information under the following headings:
Safety
. Contains important safety information, requirements before placing a apparatus in service, and information
on installing custom equipment and accessories.
General
. Includes equipment identification, location and description of major components.
Operation
. Contains procedures on normal equipment operation and special operating procedures.
Maintenance
. Contains scheduled maintenance and lubrication information.
To order a replacement manual or replacement safety warning labels, call Pierce Manufacturing Inc. at 1-888-974-
3723.
3.
Who Should Use, Service, and Maintain This Equipment
This manual explains the operation and maintenance of this apparatus and equipment.
The manual provides basic principles of operation, highlights common safety concerns and procedures, and gives
recommendations for using and maintaining the apparatus and equipment.
This manual assumes that you:
• Have already been fully trained to operate the apparatus and equipment.
• Have demonstrated the effectiveness of your training and the extent of your knowledge.
BEFORE operating this apparatus and equipment, you, the operator or maintainer, must read, understand, and
follow the instructions found in this operator and maintenance manual and the operator and maintenance manuals
from the manufacturers of major components used on this apparatus or equipment.
Proper tools and service equipment must be used, taking appropriate precautions as required by accepted safety
practices, to prevent personal injury and/or equipment damage.
If you are uncertain about the safe operation of any aspect of this apparatus or equipment, stop immediately and
seek further training.
You are the only person who knows what you don't know. You must speak up about the things you don't know, so
you can learn about them before someone is injured or killed because of your lack of knowledge.