Snorkel EPV Series, Operator'S Manual

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when the booms are raised.
The booms must then be re turned to stowed
po si tion us ing the emer gency bleed down valve.
1. Pull out the LEG/BOOM SELECTOR
SWITCH to select stabiliser operation. (see
Figure 9.9)
Figure 9.9 - Mode Selector Switch
Note - PTO Units
On units fitted with a PTO this switch is located at
the end of the stabiliser valve bank that is
mounted to the truck chassis.
2. Lower the stabilisers, selecting the order in
which they are to be lowered using the
selector valve mounted on the
subframe/column (see Figure 9.10).
Figure 9.10 - Stabiliser Valve Controls
3. Fully extend all the stabiliser legs until they
are firmly on the ground.
4. If the ground is uneven, level up the unit on
the stabilisers using the levelling bubble as a
guide.
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Operating the EPV
Now that the mo tor is run ning and the sta bi lis ers
are set the EPV is ready to be gin work.
1. Select PLATFORM on the ground/platform
selector switch at the rear of the column (see
Figure 9.11).
Figure 9.11 - Ground / Platform Selector
2. Enter the platform.
Access to the platform is gained by climbing
the steps on the subframe and the side of
the basket.
3. Attach your safety harness to the lanyard
anchor points in the basket (see Figure
9.12).
Figure 9.12 - Lanyard Anchor Points
4. You can now use the platform control valves
to operate the booms.
With the ex cep tion of the fly boom con trol, which is
only avail able from the plat form op er a tion po si tion,
the op er a tion of the booms is iden ti cal re gard less
of which set of con trols is be ing used (plat form or
ground).
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Raising and lowering the booms
5.
To Raise the Lower Boom:
Push the control lever for the lower boom to
the raise position, the lower boom will rise
until the control lever is released.
6. To Lower the Lower Boom:
Push the control lever to the down position
until the boom begins to lower.
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9. Operation
GROUND
PLATFORM