Snorkel MHP34J - Manual (Page 45)

8. Operation
■ Operating Procedures
This chap ter ex plains how to prop erly start and op -
er ate an MHP12/34J. Read and un der stand all the
pre vi ous chap ters in this man ual be fore you be gin
to op er ate an MHP12/34J.
If you use the MHP12/34J for painting be
sure the optional sandblast protection kit is
installed to protect the hydraulic cylinder
rods from paint. Do not leave the MHP12/34J
engine running if you are sandblasting.
Sand drawn into the air intake can erode
engine parts.
■ Control Stations
An MHP12/34J can be op er ated from the ground
con trol box or from the plat form con trol box. There
are ba si cally two dif fer ences be tween ground con -
trol and plat form con trol op er a tions, both are safety
re lated:
1. The ground control box can override the
platform control box at any time. If a person
operating the machine from the platform
becomes incapacitated, a person on the
ground can always take over machine control.
2. The outriggers can only be selected from the
ground control box and only when the
booms are in the stowed position.
The MHP12/34J is not Electrically Insulated.
Death or Serious Injury to operating
personnel, can occur if the machine should
come into contact with energized electrical
wires during operation.
DO NOT attempt to operate the MHP12/34J
ground controls if the platform, booms, or
any other conducting part of an MHP12/34J
is in contact with energized electrical wires
or if there is an immediate danger of such
contact.
NOTE
See the "Electrical Hazard" section, in this
manual for a complete explanation of the hazards
concerning electricity.
■ Emergency Stopping
To stop an MHP12/34J, press the Emer gency
Stop switch cover down on ei ther of the two
EMERGENCY STOP switches at the ground con -
trol box or at the plat form con trol box.
Figure 8.1 - Ground Con trol Box Emer gency
Stop Switch Lo ca tion.
Figure 8.2 - Platform Control Box Emergency
Stop Switch Location.
NOTE
For a complete discussion of the Emergency
Stop switches, see “Controls” chapter 6, in this
manual.
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CAUTION
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