JLG 600SC_660SJC Operator Manual - Manual (Page 63)

SECTION 4 - MACHINE OPERATION
3121606 – JLG Lift – 4-11
4.6 PLATFORM
Platform Level Adjustment
ONLY USE THE PLATFORM LEVELING OVERRIDE FUNCTION FOR SLIGHT LEVELING OF
THE PLATFORM. INCORRECT USE COULD CAUSE THE LOAD/OCCUPANTS TO SHIFT OR
FALL. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
To Level Up or Down - Position the Platform/Level
control switch Up or Down and hold until the plat-
form is level.
Platform Rotation
To rotate the platform to the left or right, use the
Platform Rotate control switch to select the direc-
tion and hold until desired position is reached.
4.7 BOOM
A RED TILT ALARM WARNING LIGHT, LOCATED ON THE CONTROL CON-
SOLE, LIGHTS WHEN THE CHASSIS IS ON A SEVERE SLOPE (5 DEGREES
OR GREATER). DO NOT SWING, EXTEND OR RAISE MAIN BOOM ABOVE
HORIZONTAL WHEN LIT.
DO NOT DEPEND ON TILT ALARM AS A LEVEL INDICATOR FOR THE CHASSIS. TILT
ALARM INDICATES CHASSIS IS ON A SEVERE SLOPE (5 DEGREES OR GREATER). CHAS-
SIS MUST BE LEVEL BEFORE SWINGING, EXTENDING OR RAISING BOOM ABOVE HORI-
ZONTAL.
TO AVOID UPSET, IF RED TILT ALARM WARNING LIGHT LIGHTS WHEN MAIN BOOM IS
EXTENDED OR RAISED ABOVE HORIZONTAL, RETRACT AND LOWER PLATFORM TO
NEAR GROUND LEVEL. THEN REPOSITION MACHINE SO THAT CHASSIS IS LEVEL
BEFORE EXTENDING OR RAISING MAIN BOOM.
TRAVELING WITH MAIN BOOM RETRACTED AND BELOW HORIZONTAL IS PERMITTED
ON GRADES AND SIDE SLOPES SPECIFIED ON CAUTION PLACARD AT PLATFORM.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, DO NOT OPERATE MACHINERY IF ANY CONTROL LEVERS
OR TOGGLE SWITCHES CONTROLLING PLATFORM MOVEMENT DO NOT RETURN TO THE
OFF OR NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN RELEASED.
TO AVOID A COLLISION AND INJURY IF PLATFORM DOES NOT STOP WHEN A CONTROL