Issued July 2024
Body and Tailgate
Copyright 2024, The Heil Co.
Printed in the U.S.A.
BODY AND TAILGATE
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PROPPING THE BODY OF A SERVICE HOIST UNIT (CONTINUED)
The factory-supplied body props are located on both sides under the body and forward of the rear wheels. Refer to the figure to
the right and carefully follow the body propping procedures below.
Follow These Steps to Raise the Body:
1. Empty body of all refuse.
2. Make sure that body is on firm, level ground with the Parking Brake engaged and holding and place chocks on the
wheels.
3. CLOSE the manual override valve on the power unit – PUSH the knob IN and turn it CLOCKWISE.
4. Lock-Out/Tag-Out the unit.
5. Remove the bolts and springs from the chassis mounting brackets.
Figure 26. Removing Bolts and Springs from Chassis Mounting Brackets
6. If equipped with quick disconnects, uncouple prior to raising the body.
7. Make sure there is adequate slack in hoses that do not have disconnects. If there is not adequate slack in hoses that
do not have disconnects, remove those hose clamps.
8. Observe and obey the DANGER labels for an elevated chassis.
9. PRESS and HOLD the UP button to RAISE the body.
10.RELEASE the UP button when the body is at the height you want.
11.Release the prop handles and LOWER the body props, then PRESS the DOWN button to lower the body onto the lugs.
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