JLG 450AJ ANSI Operator Manual - Manual (Page 16)

SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1-8 – JLG Lift – 3120748
• NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A MACHINE STUCK IN
SOFT GROUND OR ASSIST A MACHINE UP A STEEP
HILL OR RAMP BY USING BOOM "LIFT", "TELE-
SCOPE", OR "SWING" FUNCTIONS.
• NEVER ATTACH WIRE, CABLE, OR ANY SIMILAR
ITEMS TO PLATFORM.
• DO NOT PLACE BOOM OR PLATFORM AGAINST ANY
STRUCTURE TO STEADY PLATFORM OR SUPPORT
STRUCTURES.
• DO NOT USE THE LIFT, SWING, OR TELESCOPE
FUNCTIONS FOR THE BOOM, TO MOVE EITHER THE
MACHINE OR OTHER OBJECTS.
• HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT
F U L LY E X T E N D E D O R R E T R A C T E D F O R A N Y
LENGTH OF TIME. ALWAYS "BUMP" CONTROL IN
OPPOSITE DIRECTION SLIGHTLY WHEN FUNCTION
BEING USED REACHES END OF TRAVEL . THIS
APPLIES TO MACHINES IN OP ERATION OR IN
STOWED MODE.
• DO NOT OPERATE ANY MACHINE ON WHICH DAN-
GER, WARNING, CAUTION OR INSTRUCTION PLAC-
ARDS OR DECALS ARE MISSING OR ILLEGIBLE.
• MACHINE MUST ALWAYS BE SHUT DOWN WHEN
REFUELING. NO SMOKING IS MANDATORY. NEVER
REFUEL DURING AN ELECTRICAL STORM. ENSURE
THAT FUEL CAP IS CLOSED AND SECURE AT ALL
OTHER TIMES.
1.7 TOWING AND HAULING
• DO NOT TOW A MACHINE EXCEPT IN AN EMER-
GENCY. SEE SECTION 6 FOR EMERGENCY TOWING
PROCEDURES.
• LOCK TURNTABLE BEFORE TRAVELING LONG DIS-
TANCES OR BEFORE HAULING MACHINE ON A
TRUCK OR TRAILER.