Snorkel MHP44 - Manual (Page 5)

Introduction
The most im por tant chap ter in this man ual is the
safety chap ter - Chap ter 1. Take time, now, to study
it closely. The in for ma tion in Chap ter 1, might save
your life, pre vent se ri ous in jury, or dam age to prop -
erty or the MHP15/44.
■ Standard MHP15/44
The stan dard MHP15/44 in cludes the fol low ing
fea tures:
● Proportional speed control
● Versatile jib boom
● Heavy duty tow coupling
● Heavy duty jockey wheel
● Hydraulic disc brakes
● High strength steel boom and base
construction
● Reliable gasoline engine
● Steel platform - 2 man capacity
● 600V AC rated wire to platform
● Hour meter
● Lockable hinged covers
● Outrigger/boom interlocks
● Independently operated hydraulic outriggers
● Gravity gate
■ Options
The fol low ing op tions are avail able for the
MHP15/44:
● 360
o
continuous rotation turntable
● Flashing light
● 110/240V AC GFCI power to platform
● Platform rotator
● Lifting lugs
● Automatic stabilisers
● Alternative power options
❍ Alternative gasoline engine
❍ Diesel engine
❍ 24V DC battery power
❍ 110/240V AC motor and pump
❍ Combinations of the above with gas or
diesel to give a bi-energy power source
● Sand blast protection kit
■ Operation Manual
This man ual pro vides in for ma tion for safe and
proper op er a tion of the ae rial plat form. Read and
un der stand the in for ma tion in this Op er a tor's man -
ual be fore op er at ing this ma chine on a job site.
Additional copies of this manual may be ordered
from Snorkel. Supply the model and manual part
number from the front cover to ensure that the
correct manual will be supplied.
All in for ma tion in this man ual is based on the lat est
prod uct in for ma tion at the time of pub li ca tion. Snor -
kel re serves the right to make prod uct changes at
any time with out ob li ga tion.
■ Safety Alerts
A safety alert sym bol is used through out this man -
ual to in di cate dan ger, warn ing and cau tion in struc -
tions. Fol
low these in struc tions to re duce the
like li hood of per sonal in jury, prop erty dam age or
dam age to the ma chine.
The terms dan ger, warn ing, and cau tion in di cate
vary ing de grees of per sonal in jury or prop erty dam -
age that can re sult if the in struc tion is not fol lowed.
Denotes an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
Denotes a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
Denotes a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury.
It may also be used to alert against unsafe
practices or action which may result in
damage to the MHP.
Notes
Notes are used to pro vide spe cial in for ma tion or
help ful hints to as sist in ae rial plat form op er a tion,
but do not in di cate a haz ard ous sit u a tion.
■ Operation
The MHP ae rial plat form has built in safety fea tures
and has been fac tory tested for com pli ance with
Snor kel spec i fi ca tions and in dus try stan dards.
How ever, any per son nel lift ing de vice can be po -
ten tially dan ger ous in the hands of un trained or
care less op er a tors.
Training is vi tally im por tant and must be performed
un der the di rec tion of a QUALIFIED per son. You
must dis play pro fi ciency in knowl edge and ac tual
op er a tion of the MHP be fore us ing it on a job site.
MHP15/44 – 12459A page - iii
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION