Snorkel EPV16J - Manual (Page 45)

Ensure all four foot plates are in full contact
with the ground and that they are clear of
manhole covers, drains and unstable
ground etc.
❑ Raising the stabilisers
Raising the sta bi lis ers is the re verse of set ting the
sta bi lis ers.
The booms must be in the stowed po si tion.
En sure that the Boom/Sta bi liser Switch is is set to
sta bi liser.
Raise the stabilisers by push ing the in di vid ual
valve le vers up (see Fig ure 8.4).
■ Starting From Platform Control Box
Be fore you be gin to op er ate the EPV16J from the
plat form con trol box, a qual i fied op er a tor must per -
form the "Pre-op er a tional In spec tion" as de scribed
in chap ter 7, of this man ual.
To start the en gine from the plat form con trol box
you must first set some switches on the ground
con trol box, in clud ing set ting the sta bi lis ers and
lev el ing the ma chine.
(See page 8-2 for in for ma tion on set ting the sta bi -
lis ers)
1. Insert the key  into the Master Key Switch
at the ground control box and turn the key on
(see Figure 8.8).
Figure 8.8
2. Set the Platform/Ground Selector € (see
Figure 8.8) at the ground control box to
PLATFORM.
Figure 8.9
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Chapter 8. Operation