Warning, Wa rning, Emergency operations – SkyTrak 10054 Operation Manual User Manual
Page 102: Emergencyoperations

100
Model 10054
Rev 3/02
Emergency Operations
USE IN CASE OF:
BOOM LIFT LINE FAILURE (Lift Cylinders to Control Valve)
BOOM EXTEND LINE FAILURE
1. Clear the area of any unnecessary personnel.
2. Place the travel select lever in (N) NEUTRAL, move the neutral lock
lever to NEUTRAL LOCK position and engage the parking brake
switch.
3. Block all four wheels.
4. Place a container under the failed hose to catch any hydraulic oil
that may escape during this procedure.
5. Return to the cab, fasten your seat belt and start the engine.
6. Slowly retract the boom.
7. Slowly lower the boom and ground the carriage and/or attachment.
8. Shut off the engine.
9. Completely remove the load from the carriage and/or attachment.
10. Place an accident prevention tag on both the ignition switch and
steering wheel. Refer to “Accident Prevention Tags” on page 5.
Actual accident prevention tags can be found as the last page of
this manual. If you do not have a safety tag, tape over the ignition
switch.
11. Have the vehicle serviced immediately. Replace any failed hydrau-
lic lines with new parts (Figure 67).
12. Return to the cab, fasten your seat belt and start the engine.
13. Cycle the lift cylinder several times to bleed air from the system.
Check for leaks.
STEP 2
WARNING:
Wear protective clothing and proper eye pro-
tection when working with or around hydraulic oil. Wait for hydrau-
lic oil to cool before attempting to repair the failure. Hot hydraulic
oil can cause severe burns and other serious injury.
100
Model
10054
Rev
3/02
EmergencyOperations
USE
IN
CASE
OF:
BOOML
IF
TL
INE
FA
ILURE(L
ift
Cy
lindersto
Contro
lV
alve)
BOOME
XTE
NDL
INE
FA
ILURE
1.Cl
ear
the
are
aof
any
unnec
essa
ry
pers
onnel
.
2.P
la
ce
th
etr
av
el
selec
tle
ver
in(
N)N
EUTRA
L,mo
veth
eneut
ra
llo
ck
le
ve
rto
NEUTRA
LL
OCK
pos
ition
andeng
agethe
park
ing
brak
e
swit
ch
.
3.B
lo
ck
all
fourwh
eels.
4.P
la
ce
ac
ontain
erun
derth
ef
aile
dh
oseto
catch
anyh
ydr
au
lic
oil
th
at
may
esc
ape
du
rin
gt
his
pro
cedu
re.
5.Re
turn
to
thec
ab,fas
tenyou
rse
atb
eltand
star
tt
heeng
ine.
6.S
lo
wly
retr
act
th
ebo
om.
7.S
lo
wly
lower
the
boom
andgr
ound
th
ec
arri
age
and/or
attac
hment.
8.S
hutoff
thee
ngine.
9.Co
mplete
lyr
emove
thelo
adfr
om
the
car
riag
ean
d/ora
ttachm
ent.
10
.P
lace
anacc
iden
tp
re
vent
iontag
onboth
theig
nition
switc
ha
nd
stee
ring
wheel.
Refert
o“
Acc
ident
Prev
ention
Ta
gs”
onp
age5.
Ac
tual
acci
dent
pre
ve
ntio
nta
gsca
nb
efou
ndas
thelas
tp
ageof
this
manua
l.I
fy
oud
ono
tha
vea
safe
tytag,
tapeov
erth
ei
gnitio
n
swit
ch
.
11
.H
av
et
heve
hicl
es
ervi
ce
di
mmedi
ately
.R
epl
ac
ea
ny
fa
iled
hydr
au-
lic
line
sw
ithnew
parts
(F
igure
67).
12
.R
etur
nt
ot
hec
ab,fas
tenyou
rse
atb
eltand
star
tt
heeng
ine.
13
.C
yc
lethe
lift
cyl
inder
se
ve
ra
lt
imes
tob
le
ed
air
from
thesy
stem
.
Chec
kf
orle
aks.
STEP
2
WA
RNING:
We
arpr
otect
ive
clo
thing
and
pro
pere
ye
pro
-
tect
ionwhen
wo
rk
ing
wit
ho
ra
round
hy
drau
lic
oil.
Wa
it
for
hy
drau-
lic
oil
to
cool
befo
re
attempt
ingto
re
pair
the
fai
lu
re.
Hoth
ydr
auli
c
oil
ca
nc
ause
se
ver
eb
urns
and
other
ser
io
usi
njur
y .