Allmand Brothers MAXI LITE II - Manual (Page 26)

USING THE LIGHT TOWER
MAXI-LITE II
OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
WORK SITE CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
OVERHEAD CLEARANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
GROUND CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
WIND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
LEVELING AND STABILIZING THE TRAILER . . . . . . . . 3-3
INSTALLING and USING THE GROUND ROD . . . . . . . 3-5
ADJUSTING THE LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
ROTATING THE LIGHTS TO THE DESIRED ANGLE . . . . 3-6
ROTATING THE TOWER ARMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
RAISING AND LOWERING THE LIGHT TOWER. . . . . . 3-7
ENGINE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
PRE-START CHECKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Make sure that the air cleaner is firmly attached and that
air cleaner seals and hose clamps are properly secured.
The air cleaner element should be checked, and
replaced if necessary. STARTING THE ENGINE. . . . . . . 3-8
JUMP STARTING THE ENGINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
STOPPING THE ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
AUTOMATIC ENGINE SHUTDOWN SYSTEMS . . . . . . . 3-10
FUELING YOUR LIGHT TOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
TURNING ON THE LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
BALANCING THE LOAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
LIGHT CONTROL TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
LIGHT CONTROL PHOTO CELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11