Maeda MC405C-3 - Starting Travelling Machine; Preparation before Starting Travelling; Travelling Backward; Travelling Forward

Mini-Crawler Crane M A E D A Section 4 – STARTING TRAVELLING MACHINE
1/2019 MC405C-3 4-25
STARTING TRAVELLING
MACHINE
WARNING!
• Do not allow anyone to come around the
machine.
• Put away all the obstacles on the travelling
path.
Check for projections and grooves on the
travelling path especially when going
backward.
Fix the travelling path.
• Check the safety around the machine and
honk a horn before starting travelling the
machine.
• Adjust the engine speed to low and operate
the left and right travelling levers slowly at
the same time. Check the travelling speed of
the machine.
Do not make sudden start especially when
you are going backward. You can cause
serious accidents.
• The front of the machine will be the blind
corner. Be extremely careful when travelling
forward.
• If you cannot verify the safety because the
travelling direction is the blind corner, stop
travelling and check the safety in the
travelling direction. Staff a guide person if
necessary depending on the work site
situation.
• Operate the work selector switch to the
"Travel" position and the travelling lock
lever to the "Travel" position.
Preparation Before Starting
Travelling
1. Operate the work selector switch on the
outrigger operation panel to the "Travel"
position.
Fig. 4-64
2. Push down the travelling lock levers (8) to
the "TRAVEL" position.
Fig. 4-65
Travelling Forward
Operate the left and right travelling levers at the
same time.
• Push the left and right travelling levers slowly
forward to move forward.
Fig. 4-66
Travelling Backward
Operate the left and right travelling levers at the
same time.
• Pull the left and right travelling levers slowly
toward you to move backward.
Fig. 4-67