Snorkel MHP17 - Manual (Page 47)

■ Starting From Platform Control Box
Be fore you be gin to op er ate the MHP16/47 from
the plat form con trol box, a qual i fied op er a tor must
per form the "Daily In spec tion and Main te nance" as
de scribed in chap ter 7, of this man ual.
To start the en gine from the plat form con trol box
you must first set some switches on the ground
con trol box, in clud ing set ting the out rig gers and
lev el ing the ma chine.
1. Insert the key  into the Master Key Switch
at the ground control box and turn the key on
(see Figure 8.4).
Figure 8.4
2. Set the Platform/Ground Selector € (see
Figure 8.4) at the ground control box to
PLATFORM.
Figure 8.5
3. Enter the platform, close the gravity gate ,
and attach the lanyard of your fall restraint
(safety harness) to one of the anchor points
‚ (see Figure 8.5).
Figure 8.6
4. Set the Emergency Stop switch ƒ to (ON)
(see Figure 8.6).
5. Turn the Anti-Restart switch „ to ON (see
Figure 8.6).
6. If the engine is at ambient temperature (cold),
hold the Choke Switch (see Figure 8.6) up
throughout the next step.
7. Turn the Anti-Restart switch „ to START
and hold it there until the engine starts or for
a maximum time of 6 seconds. When the
engine starts, release the key „ and the
choke switch , if you used it (see Figure
8.6).
If the engine does not start in 6 seconds, turn
the Anti-Restart switch OFF.and release the
choke. Wait 60 seconds before trying to
restart the engine again. Continual cranking
of the starter motor will only result in its
damage.
The en gine should now be run ning, and the
MHP16/47 is ready to be gin work.
■ Moving The Platform
The en gine should al ready be run ning (as de -
scribed ear lier in this chap ter), be fore you start this
sec tion.
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8. Operation
CAUTION