
Maintenance Manual
March 2022
Annual Maintenance Procedures
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S
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Booms • Z
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Booms
Part No. 1268489GT
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Engine Models:
Turn the key switch to
ground control and pull out the red
Emergency Stop button to the on position at
both the ground and platform controls. Start
the engine from the ground controls and level
the platform. Do not turn the engine off.
DC Models:
Turn the key switch to ground
controls and pull out the red Emergency Stop
button to the on position at both the ground
and platform controls. Level the platform.
3 Determine the maximum platform capacity.
Refer to the machine serial plate.
4 Place a test weight on the platform floor using
a suitable lifting device. Place the weight near
the center entry point of the platform, as far
away from the operator controls as possible.
Engine Models:
Result: The platform
overload indicator lights should be off at both
the ground and platform controls, the alarm
should not sound and the engine should
continue to run.
DC Models:
Result: The platform overload
indicator lights should be off at both the
ground and platform controls and the alarm
should not sound.
Note: If test weights are not available, you may
use an industrial scale to weigh available objects
until it equals the platform’s maximum capacity.
Note: Alternate method for achieving rated load in
the platform is to attach a hanging scale to the
bottom of the platform and apply load using a
winch or ratchet until the readout displays the
appropriate weight.
1 platform support
2 hanging scale
3 winch or ratchet
4 anchoring device
5 Add additional weight or load to the platform
that is equal to, but does not exceed 15% of
the maximum rated load.
Engine Models:
Result: The platform
overload indicator lights should be flashing at
both the ground and platform controls, the
alarm should sound and the engine should
not start and run.
DC Models:
Result: The platform overload
indicator lights should be flashing at both the
ground and platform controls and the alarm
should sound.
Note: There may be a 2 second delay before the
overload indicator lights flash and the alarm
sounds.
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