Emergency lowering, Fold down guardrails – Snorkel X Series-sn13600-15019 User Manual
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Emergency Lowering
If the platform should fail to lower, NEVER
climb down the elevating assembly.
Ask a person on the ground to open the
Emergency Lowering Valve located at the
rear of the machine (Figure 3).
1. Open the Emergency Lowering Valve by
pulling on the handle.
2. To close, release the handle.
Fold Down Guardrails
This procedure applies only to the X31N model for
the purpose of passing through a standard double
doorway. Guardrails must be returned to proper
position before operating the work platform.
Fold Down Procedure
1. Unhook the controller from the side guardrail
and place on the platform.
2. Unpin the front and rear upper rails from the
side rails and rotate inwards.
3. Starting with the rollout deck rails and then the
outer rails, lift up on each guardrail and fold inward.
Erection Procedure
1. Starting with the outer rails and then the rollout
deck rails, raise each guardrail and drop it
down securing it in the vertical position.
2. Rotate the front and rear upper rails outward
and secure them to the opposite side rails
using the retaining pins.
3. Hang the controller on the side guardrail.
Figure 3: Emergency Lowering Valve Handle
X31N Model
X20N, X20W, and
X26N Models