Operation and Maintenance Manual
Second Edition
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Maxiton GTJZ
12 Turn the key switch to platform control.
At the Platform Controls
Test Emergency Stop
13 Push in the platform red Emergency Stop buttonto
the off position. Result: No functions should operate.
Test the Horn
14 Pull the red Emergency Stop button out to the on
position.
15 Push the horn button.
Result: The horn should sound.
Test the Function Enable Switch
16 Do not hold the function enable switch.
17 Slowly move the control handle in the direction
indicated by the yellow arrow, then in the direction
indicated by the red arrow. Result: No functions
should operate.
Test the Up/Down Functions
18 Press the lift function select button.
Press and hold the lift function enable button. Move
the lift/drive selector switch to the lift position (if
equipped).
19 Press and hold the function enable switch on the
control handle.
20 Slowly move the control handle in the direction
indicated by the blue arrow.
Result: The platform should raise. The pothole guards
should deploy.
21 Release the control handle.
Result: The platform should stop raising.
22 Press and hold the function enable switch. Slowly
move the control handle in the direction indicated by
the yellow arrow.
Result: The platform should lower. The descent alarm
should sound while the platform is lowering.
Test the Steering
Note: When performing the steer and drive function
tests, stand in the platform facing the steer end of the
machine.
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Press the drive function select switch. Move
the lift/drive selector switch to the drive position (if
equipped).
24
Press and hold the function enable switch on
the control handle.
25
Depress the thumb rocker switch on top of the
control handle in the direction identified by the yellow
triangle on the control panel. Result: The steer wheels
should turn in the direction that the yellow triangle points
on the control panel.
26
Depress the thumb rocker switch in the
direction identified by the red triangle on the control
panel. Result: The steer wheels should turn in the
direction that the yellow triangle points on the control
panel.
Test Drive and Braking
27
Press and hold the function enable switch on
the control handle.
28
Slowly move the control handle in the direction
indicated by the yellow arrow on the control panel until
the machine begins to move, then return the handle to
the center position.
Result: The machine should move in the direction
that the yellow arrow points on the control panel,
then come to an abrupt stop.
29
Slowly move the control handle in the direction
indicated by the red arrow on the control panel until the
machine begins to move, then return the handle to the
center position.
Result: The machine should move in the direction that
the red arrow points on the control panel, then come to
an abrupt stop. Note: The brakes must be able to hold
the machine on any slope it is able to climb.
Test Limited Drive Speed
30 Press the lift function select button.
Press and hold the lift function enable button.
Move the lift/drive selector switch to the
lift position (if equipped).
31 Press and hold the function enable switch on the
control handle. Raise the platform
approximately 3.5 m from the ground. Result:
The pothole guards should deploy.
32 Press the drive function select switch. Move the
lift/drive selector switch to the drive position (if
equipped).
33 Press and hold the function enable switch on the
control handle. Slowly move the control handle to
the full drive position.
Result: The maximum achievable drive speed with the
platform raised should not exceed 0.8km/h per second.
