Wittke Pendulum, Operator'S Manual

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Operating the W
ITTKE
P
ENDULUM
™ 89
To clean up a W
ITTKE
P
ENDULUM
™ unit, do the following:
1.
Drive to an appropriate clean-out area.
2.
Set the parking brake.
3.
Press the Pack button on the control panel (see Figure 3-26).
4.
Press the Stop button (see Figure 3-25) to stop the packer at the end of its packing stroke.
5.
Open the top door (see Top Door Switches (Roof Open/Roof Close) on page 64) to have a better
visibility of the hopper area.
6.
Turn off the hydraulic pump.
The hydraulic pump switch should be blue-lighted (see Figure 3-16).
7.
Complete the lockout/tagout procedure (see Locking Out and Tagging Out the Vehicle on
page 36).
8.
Enter the hopper through the top of the hopper.
N
OTE
:
Pressurized water can be used if necessary.
9.
Inspect the condition of the hopper area and record any problems or concerns in a vehicle
condition report.
10.
Once the cleaning is done, exit the hopper.
11.
Reverse the lockout/tagout procedure (see
Locking Out and Tagging Out the Vehicle
on page 36).
Canopy Sweeper (optional)
Fixed to the fork torque tube and made of rubber, the optional canopy sweeper (see Figure 4-8) is
used to remove debris that may fall onto the canopy from a container on its way up. The debris that
remains on the canopy can be swept by a second lifting of the arms after the empty container has been
put back on the ground and released. The forks must be fully retracted in order to sweep the canopy
properly.
Warning! Make sure the W
ITTKE
P
ENDULUM
™ is in an area where there is enough clearance to perform
cleaning and maintenance.