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Operation Considerations
To use this chapter, first decide whether you will
be starting and operating the ATB 42/50 from the
ground control box or the platform control box.
Begin at the section entitled “Starting From
Ground Control Box”, if you intend to start and
run the ATB 42/50 from the ground station.
Begin at the section entitled “Starting From
Platform Control Box”, if you intend to start and
run the ATB 42/50 from the platform.
After you have made the decision as to ground or
platform control operation, you need to know
whether the ATB 42/50 has a gasoline or diesel
engine. If it has a gasoline engine, you further
need to know whether the engine is set up to run
on LPG only, or dual fuel (LPG or gasoline). If it is
set up to burn dual fuel, you have to decide on
gasoline or LPG operation.
The simplest way to tell what kind of engine set up
you have is to look inside the fuel compartment at
the left rear of the ATB 42/50 turntable.
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If the only fuel source you see there is a
tank labeled GASOLINE, and there is no
strap or hose to mount an LPG tank, the
ATB 42/50 has a gasoline engine set up to
burn gasoline fuel only.
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If all you see is a fuel tank labeled DIESEL
FUEL, the ATB 42/50 has a diesel engine.
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If all you see is one or more LPG tanks,
the ATB 42/50 has a special gasoline
engine set up to burn LPG only.
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If you see a GASOLINE tank and an LPG
tank, the ATB 42/50 has a special gasoline
engine set up to burn either gasoline or
LPG fuel.
Once you have determined the type of engine
installed and the type of fuel that you will
operate the ATB 42/50 on, you are ready to
start the engine.
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Starting From Ground Control Box
Before you begin to operate the ATB 42/50 from
the ground control box, a qualified operator must
perform the “Daily Inspection and Maintenance”
as described in chapter 7.
To start the engine from the ground control box
do the following:
1. Set the Battery switch (1) to ON.
2. Set the Emergency Stop switch (2) to ON
(pulled out).
3. Set the Platform/Ground Selector switch (3)
to GROUND (down).
4. Set the Ground Operation switch (4) to the
engine IDLE position (center).
5. Set the Boom Speed knob (5) at about 3/4
full scale.
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